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Betula utilis

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Germination/Propagation
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Internal ID UUID643ff161a4436861068828
Scientific name Betula utilis
Authority D.Don
First published in Prodr. Fl. Nepal. : 58 (1825)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Betula albosinensis var. septentrionalis C.K.Schneid. Pl. Wilson. 2: 458. 1916
Betula bhojpattra var. latifolia Regel Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 38(II): 416. 1865
Betula utilis var. glandulifera Regel Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 16(2): 177. 1868
Betula utilis var. latifolia Regel Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 16(2): 177. 1868
Betula bhojpattra var. glandulifera Regel Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 38(II): 416. 1865
Betula utilis var. typica Regel Prodr. 16(2): 177 (1868)

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Language Common/alternative name
English himalayan birch
English bhojpatra
English bhurja
English bhûrja
Arabic بتولا مفيدة
Arabic بيتولا مفيدة
Arabic تامول مفيدة
Arabic قضبان نافعة
Arabic نامول نافعة
Arabic شجرة قان نافعة
Bengali ভূর্জবৃক্ষ
Danish himalaya-birk
German himalaya-birke
Persian توس هیمالیا
Finnish himalajankoivu
Hindi भोजपत्र
Hungarian himalájai nyír
Icelandic snæbjörk
Kannada ಭೂರ್ಜಪತ್ರ
koi Гималаись кыдз
ks بُرزٕ کُل
Latvian derīgas bērzs
Norwegian Bokmål himalayabjørk
Nepali भोजपत्र
Dutch witte himalayaberk
Polish brzoza pożyteczna
Punjab بھوج پتر
Russian Берёза полезная
Swedish everstbjörk
Turkish himalaya huşu
Chinese 桦树液
Chinese 糙皮樺
Chinese 糙皮桦

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Name Authority First published in
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis (Burkill) Ashburner & McAll. Gen. Betula : 264 (2013)
Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii (Spach) Ashburner & McAll. Pl. West Pak. Afgh. : 37 (1964)
Betula utilis subsp. occidentalis Kitam. Pl. West Pak. Afgh. : 37 (1964)
Betula utilis subsp. utilis Unknown

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Inner Mongolia
      • Tibet
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Kirgizstan
      • Tadzhikistan
      • Uzbekistan
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • East Himalaya
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • West Himalaya

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000337574
UNII 8R190BNK1S
UConn 72
Tropicos 3600488
INPN 85908
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295229-1
The Plant List kew-21791
Missouri Botanical Garden 277860
Open Tree Of Life 922610
Observations.org 149300
NCBI Taxonomy 228163
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000042069
IUCN Red List 194535
IPNI 295229-1
iNaturalist 83928
GBIF 5332157
Freebase /m/0c3x3wz
EPPO BETUT
EOL 1149324
USDA GRIN 7157
Wikipedia Betula_utilis

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Commodity risk assessment of Tilia cordata and Tilia platyphyllos plants from the UK Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P EFSA J 03-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11066761
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8803
PMID:38707495
Plant cultural indicators of forest resources from the Himalayan high mountains: implications for improving agricultural resilience, subsistence, and forest restoration Haq SM, Khoja AA, Waheed M, Pieroni A, Siddiqui MH, Bussmann RW J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 24-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11040985
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00685-w
PMID:38659048
Asiatic Black Bear–Human Conflict: A Case Study from Guthichaur Rural Municipality, Jumla, Nepal Rawal AK, Timilsina S, Gautam S, Lamichhane S, Adhikari H Animals (Basel) 17-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11047391
doi:10.3390/ani14081206
PMID:38672357
Cross-cultural ethnobotany of the Baltis and Shinas in the Kharmang district, Trans-Himalaya India-Pakistan border Hussain B, Abbas Z, Alam J, Harun N, Khan SM, Ahmad Z, Han H, Yoo S, Raposo A Heliyon 27-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10998220
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28613
PMID:38586350
Harmony in nature: understanding the cultural and ecological aspects of plant use in Ladakh Angmo K, Adhikari BS, Bussmann RW, Rawat GS J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 14-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10938689
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00670-3
PMID:38486266
Commodity risk assessment of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum vulgare plants from the UK Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P EFSA J 07-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10918603
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8648
PMID:38455154
Seasonal variations in C/N/P/K stoichiometric characteristics in different plant organs in the various forest types of Sygera Mountain Li Y, Wang J, Wang L Front Plant Sci 01-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10867192
doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1293934
PMID:38362445
Endophytic fungi from Himalayan silver birch as potential source of plant growth enhancement and secondary metabolite production Dasila K, Pandey A, Sharma A, Samant SS, Singh M Braz J Microbiol 24-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10920537
doi:10.1007/s42770-024-01259-4
PMID:38265571
Commodity risk assessment of Corylus avellana plants from the UK Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P EFSA J 12-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10784871
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8495
PMID:38222930
Novel Tri-Segmented Rhabdoviruses: A Data Mining Expedition Unveils the Cryptic Diversity of Cytorhabdoviruses Bejerman N, Dietzgen R, Debat H Viruses 10-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10747219
doi:10.3390/v15122402
PMID:38140643
The local medicinal plant knowledge in Kashmir Western Himalaya: a way to foster ecological transition via community-centred health seeking strategies Manzoor M, Ahmad M, Zafar M, Gillani SW, Shaheen H, Pieroni A, Al-Ghamdi AA, Elshikh MS, Saqib S, Makhkamov T, Khaydarov K J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 30-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10688143
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00631-2
PMID:38037066
Commodity risk assessment of Quercus robur plants from the UK Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P EFSA J 30-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10613938
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8314
PMID:37908449
Commodity risk assessment of Quercus petraea plants from the UK Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P EFSA J 30-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10613939
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8313
PMID:37908445
Preliminary Study on the Antibacterial Activities and Antibacterial Guided Fractionation of Some Common Medicinal Plants Practices in Itum Bahal, Kathmandu Valley of Nepal Bhandari R, Pant D, Kathayat KS, Bhattarai R, Barakoti H, Pandey J, Jamarkatel-Pandit N ScientificWorldJournal 21-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10539093
doi:10.1155/2023/7398866
PMID:37780640
Screening and optimisation of in vitro pollen germination medium for sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) Weng Z, Deng Y, Tang F, Zhao L, Zhao L, Wang Y, Dai X, Zhou Z, Cao Q Plant Methods 29-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10463589
doi:10.1186/s13007-023-01050-w
PMID:37644497

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
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(4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8S,8aR,10S,12aR,14bR)-8-acetyloxy-10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 162931784 Click to see 514.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(75)83036-6
8-Acetyloxy-10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 162931783 Click to see 514.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(75)83036-6

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