Overview
Taxonomy
The Tribe Carpineae is a member of the Subfamily Coryloideae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Carpineae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Infraphylum: Radiatopses
Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Subclass: Rosidae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder: Faganae
(Engler, 1892) Takhtajan, 1997
- Order: Fagales
Engler, 1892
- Family: Betulaceae
(beh-tyoo-LAY-see-ee)
Gray, 1821
- Subfamily: Coryloideae
- Tribe: Carpineae
- Subfamily: Coryloideae
- Family: Betulaceae
(beh-tyoo-LAY-see-ee)
Gray, 1821
- Order: Fagales
Engler, 1892
- Superorder: Faganae
(Engler, 1892) Takhtajan, 1997
- Subclass: Rosidae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Infraphylum: Radiatopses
Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
The Tribe Carpineae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (3): Carpinus · Ostrya · Ostryopsis
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 289 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Tribe Carpineae.
Genera
Carpinus
Plants in the genus Carpinus (Cár-pi-nus) are commonly called Hornbeams. They are relatively small hardwood trees. Many botanists place the hornbeams in the birch family Betulaceae, though some group them with the hazels (Corylus) and hop-hornbeams (Ostrya) in a segregate family, Corylaceae. The 30-40 species occur across much of the north temperate regions, with the greatest number of species in east Asia, particularly China. Only two species occur in Europe, and only one in eastern North America. [more]
Ostrya
Ostrya is a genus of eight to ten small deciduous trees belonging to the birch family Betulaceae. Its common name is Hophornbeam in American English and Hop-hornbeam in British English. It may also be called ironwood, a name shared with a number of other plants. [more]
Ostryopsis
Ostryopsis is a small genus of two species of deciduous shrubs belonging to the birch family Betulaceae. The species have no common English name, though Hazel-hornbeam has been suggested, reflecting their similarities to the closely related Hazels and Hop-hornbeams. [more]
At least 3 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Ostryopsis.
More info about the Genus Ostryopsis may be found here.
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