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BETULA [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Author: L.; about 50 or 60 spp. of trees and shrubs of the family Betulaceae (Birch family). Habitat: Native to the North Hemisphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Auteur : L.; arbre dont le genre comprend 50 espèces ou plus, famille des Bétulacées. Habitat : Hémisphère septentrional.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

Nombre común de las especies del género Betula, familia betuláceas... Viven en los países templados y fríos del hemisferio boreal.

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Record 2 2011-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
  • Silviculture
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A [family] of flowering plants of tree or shrub form that includes the birches (Betula), alders (Alnus), hornbeams (Carpinus), and hazels (Corylus).

OBS

Betulaceae: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
  • Sylviculture
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Famille d'arbres ou d'arbustes qui regroupe plusieurs genres dont Betula (bouleau), Alnus (aulne), Corylus (noisetier) et Ostrya (ostryer).

OBS

bétulacées : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
  • Silvicultura
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CONT

Las betuláceas(Betulaceae) son una familia de árboles o arbustos dicotiledóneos caducifolios y monoicos que se encuentran en regiones templadas y zonas de montaña en los trópicos. En el pasado, esta familia estaba dividida en dos, Betulaceae(Alnus y Betula) y Corylaceae(el resto).

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