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Family: Betulaceae (birches) Life
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Eurosid I > Order: Fagales
Six genera and 145 species (Northern Hemisphere and the Andes
in South America), of which five genera and 23 species have been
cultivated in southern Africa, mainly as garden trees.
Genera cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Alnus (alders)
About 35 species (north temperate regions, SE Asia, Andes); no species
native to southern Africa but seven species are cultivated in the region. |
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Betula (birches)
About 60 species, native to the Northern Hemisphere. Eleven species have
been recorded as being 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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