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Enriched botanical record

Betula pendula

Betula pendula Roth

Also indexed assilver birchwarty birchEuropean white birchEast Asian white birch(lavlandsbjerk)(lavlandsbjørk)AbedulAdi huş
FamilyBetulaceae
GenusBetula
Use categories4
Linked notes0

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 pendula Roth

Indexed scientific synonyms

Betula alba subsp. arborescens Wallr.Betula alba subsp. pendula (Roth) RegelBetula alba var. carelica MerkleinBetula alba var. microphylla Wallr.Betula alba var. microphylla Wimm.Betula alba var. pendula (Roth) St.-Lag.Betula alba var. pendula (Roth) W.T.AitonBetula alba var. urticifolia SpachBetula ethmensis Raf.Betula ethmensis Raf. ex RegelBetula laciniata Wahlenb.Betula lobulata Kanitz, 1863Betula pendula f. dalecarlica (L.f.) C.K.Schneid.Betula pendula f. pendulaBetula pendula f. purpurea (Andre) C.K.Schneid.Betula pendula var. oycowiensis (Besser) DippelBetula verrucosa EnrhartBetula verrucosa f. dalecarlica L.f.Betula verrucosa f. elegans DippelBetula verrucosa var. bircalensis MelaBetula verrusosa f. serrata Mörner

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
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 identifier295174-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America

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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.