Oriental hornbeam
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The oriental hornbeam ( Carpinus orientalis ) is a plant from the genus of hornbeam ( Carpinus ) in the family of birch family (Betulaceae). It is native to Southeast Europe and Asia Minor . The deciduous tree is very rarely found in collections in Central Europe .
description
The oriental hornbeam is a small tree . The leaves are only about 2 to 5 centimeters long and ovate. Each leaf has 11 to 15 pairs of nerves and is double-serrated. The smooth bark is gray with a slightly purple tint and striped yellow. The bracts of the fruit stands are dark green, sharply serrated and have the shape of small leaves.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 16.
Systematics
The first description by the English botanist Philip Miller was published in 1768.
One can distinguish the following subspecies:
- Carpinus orientalis subsp. macrocarpa (Willk.) Browicz : It occurs in Iran.
- Carpinus orientalis subsp. orientalis : It occurs in Southeast Europe, Hungary, Turkey, the Caucasus and the Crimea .
swell
- Alan Mitchell, translated and edited by Gerd Krüssmann : The forest and park trees of Europe: An identification book for dendrologists and nature lovers . Paul Parey, Hamburg and Berlin 1975, ISBN 3-490-05918-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carpinus orientalis at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ↑ Gard. dict. ed. 8: Carpinus no. 3. 1768. See entry in GRIN Taxonomy for Plants .
- ↑ a b c Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Carpinus - World Checklist of Selected Plant Families of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on January 11, 2017.
Web links
- Distribution in the northern hemisphere according to Eric Hultén
- Tight data sheet from NC State University (English)
