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Betulaceae  

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  • Carpinus
  • Ostrya
  • Ostryas
  • Ostryopses
  • Ostryopsis

Note

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Scope note

  • A plant family of the order Fagales, subclass Hamamelidae, class Magnoliopsida. They have simple, serrate, alternate leaves. Male flowers are borne in long, pendulous catkins; the female in shorter, pendulous or erect catkins. The fruit is usually a small nut or a short-winged samara.

History note

  • 2002

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D029401

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