Details of genus: Carpinus L. [95]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Hornbeam
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pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Betulaceae
family_ja: カバノキ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en: Macaronesia, W.Europe
description_en: Genus of 35-40 species of deciduous trees from woodland in Europe, Asia, and North America. They have alternate, prominently veined, entire or toothed leaves and, in spring, produce unisexual flowers in catkins; both male and female catkins are borne on the same plant. Hornbeams are cultivated for their elegant habit, ornamental foliage, autumn colour, and pendent, leafy-bracted racemes of fruit. They are attractive specimen trees for a park or woodland, and are excellent for hedging.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in a seedbed in autumn. Root greenwood cuttings in early summer or bud in late summer. Graft in winter; top-graft C. betulus ’Pendula’ to display its weeping habit.
pests_en: Prone to coral spot, caterpillars, and aphids.
description_ja:
comment:
comment_ja: クマシデ，サワシバ
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Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Betulaceae | カバノキ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Betulaceae | カバノキ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Betulaceae | カバノキ科 | Show |