Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFagales
FamilyBetulaceae
GenusBetula
Scientific name with authorshipBetula papyrifera Marshall
Indexed scientific synonyms
Betula alba subsp. excelsa (Aiton) RegelBetula alba subsp. latifolia (Tausch) RegelBetula alba subsp. papyrifera (Marshall) RegelBetula alba var. communis RegelBetula alba var. commutata RegelBetula alba var. elobata FernaldBetula alba var. papyrifera (Marshall) SpachBetula dahurica var. americana RegelBetula davurica var. americana RegelBetula excelsa AitonBetula grandis Schrad.Betula kamtschatica var. kenaica (W.H.Evans) C.-A.JanssonBetula kenaica W.H.EvansBetula latifolia TauschBetula lenta var. papyrifera (Marshall) Castigl.Betula lyalliana (Koehne ex Schelle) BeanBetula lyalliana KoehneBetula montanensis Rydb.Betula montanensis Rydb. ex B.T.ButlerBetula neoalaskana var. kenaica (W.H.Evans) B.BoivinBetula papyracea AitonBetula papyracea var. communis SchelleBetula papyracea var. grandis (Schrad.) SchelleBetula papyracea var. lyalliana SchelleBetula papyrifera f. coriacea Fernald & WiegandBetula papyrifera f. elobata (Fernald) B.BoivinBetula papyrifera f. longipes FernaldBetula papyrifera f. nana B.BoivinBetula papyrifera f. papyriferaBetula papyrifera subsp. commutata (Regel) A.E.MurrayBetula papyrifera subsp. kenaica (W.H.Evans) A.E.MurrayBetula papyrifera subsp. papyriferaBetula papyrifera subsp. subcordata (Rydb. ex B.T.Butler) A.E.MurrayBetula papyrifera var. andrewsii DanielsBetula papyrifera var. communis RegelBetula papyrifera var. communis Regel ex SchelleBetula papyrifera var. commutata (Regel) FernaldBetula papyrifera var. elobata (Fernald) Sarg.Betula papyrifera var. kenaica (W.H.Evans) A.HenryBetula papyrifera var. lyalliana KoehneBetula papyrifera var. lyalliana Koehne ex SchelleBetula papyrifera var. macrostachya FernaldBetula papyrifera var. montanensis (Rydb. ex B.T.Butler) Sarg.Betula papyrifera var. papyriferaBetula papyrifera var. pensilis FernaldBetula papyrifera var. recessa LepageBetula papyrifera var. subcordata (Rydb. ex B.T.Butler) Sarg.Betula pirifolia K.KochBetula subcordata Rydb. ex B.T.ButlerBetula subcordata Rydb., 1909
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Fuel
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier32197-2
Use codesEU FU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.