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 pubescens Ehrh.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Betula alba f. pubescens (Ehrh.) BolzonBetula alba subsp. albaBetula alba subsp. frutescens Wallr.Betula alba subsp. macrophylla RegelBetula alba subsp. pubescens (Ehrh.) Bonnier & Layens, 1894Betula alba subsp. pubescens (Ehrh.) RegelBetula alba var. pubescens (Ehrh.) Hartm.Betula alba var. pubescens (Ehrh.) SpachBetula alba var. pumila L.Betula lenta DuRoiBetula murithii Gaudin, 1830Betula ordorata var. pubescens MelaBetula pubescens f. amoena Laest.Betula pubescens f. auriculata Laest.Betula pubescens f. barbara Laest.Betula pubescens f. cordata Laest.Betula pubescens f. curtipendula Laest.Betula pubescens f. depressa Laest.Betula pubescens f. dumetorum Laest.Betula pubescens f. falcata Laest.Betula pubescens f. helvola Laest.Betula pubescens f. hirsuta Laest.Betula pubescens f. horrida Laest.Betula pubescens f. latisquama Laest.Betula pubescens f. ludens Laest.Betula pubescens f. mellifera Laest.Betula pubescens f. nemoralis Laest.Betula pubescens f. nemorosa Laest.Betula pubescens f. obtusata Laest.Betula pubescens f. parallela Laest.Betula pubescens f. populifomis Laest.Betula pubescens f. reticulata Laest.Betula pubescens f. stenocarpa Laest.Betula pubescens f. suberecta Laest.Betula pubescens f. submontana Laest.Betula pubescens f. torminalis Laest.Betula pubescens f. turgida Laest.Betula pubescens var. sibakademica Baran.Betula pubescens var. typica H.J.P.Winkl.Betula talassica Polyakov
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier295185-1
Use codesEU 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.