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Hamamelis

Description

Witch-hazels or witch hazels (Hamamelis, ) are a genus of flowering plants in the family Hamamelidaceae, with four species in North America (H. mexicana, H. ovalis, H. virginiana, and H. vernalis), and one each in Japan (H. japonica) and China (H. mollis). The North American species are occasionally called winterbloom.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)3152826https://www.gbif.org/species/3152826
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Saxifragales : Hamamelidaceae : Hamamelis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
-EudicotDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderSaxifragalesvon Berchtold and Presl 1820
familyHamamelidaceaeBrown 1818
genusHamamelisL.
Scientific NameHamamelis L.
Common Name(s) Witchhazel, Witch Hazels, Witch-hazel, Trollhasslar
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamamelis

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Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Hamamelis clarus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hamamelis hybr
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hamamelis intermedia
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hamamelis japonica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hamamelis lusatica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hamamelis merriami
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hamamelis mollis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hamamelis ovalis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hamamelis vernalis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hamamelis virginiana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Hamamelis wetteraviensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Trilopus Mitch.GBIFgenusPlantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Saxifragales : Hamamelidaceae : Trilopus
Amamelis Lem.GBIFgenusPlantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Saxifragales : Hamamelidaceae : Amamelis
Trilopus Adanson, 1763GBIFgenusPlantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Saxifragales : Hamamelidaceae : Trilopus
Lomilis Raf.GBIFgenusPlantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Saxifragales : Hamamelidaceae : Lomilis

References

Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Svenska kärlväxtnamn (2011) Databas levererad av Thomas Karlsson 2011-06-16 - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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