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Family: Betulaceae (birches) Life
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Eurosid I > Order: Fagales
There are no indigenous species of Betulaceae in southern
Africa but at least 23 species in 5 genera have been cultivated in this region
(Glen 2002), mainly as garden trees.
Genera cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Alnus (alders)
Seven
species of Alder tree have been recorded as cultivated in southern Africa. |
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Betula (birches) At least
eleven species of birch tree have been cultivated in southern
Africa. |
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Carpinus Common Hornbeam Carpinus
betulus, and Oriental Hornbeam Carpinus orientalis have been
cultivated in southern Africa. |
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Corylus (Hazel
genus) The Hazel Corylus avellana (cultivated
for hazelnuts) and the Filbert Corylus maxima are cultivated in
southern Africa. |
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Ostrya A single species, Ostrya
carpinifolia (Hop-hornbeam), has been cultivated in southern
Africa. |
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