Carpinus orientalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Betulaceae |
Genus: | Carpinus |
Species: | C. orientalis
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Binomial name | |
Carpinus orientalis Mill.
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Distribution map |
Carpinus orientalis, known as the Oriental hornbeam, is a hornbeam native to Hungary, the Balkans, Italy, Crimea, Turkey, Iran, and the Caucasus. [1] [2] and occurs usually on hot dry sites at lower altitudes in comparison to the Carpinus betulus (European Hornbeam).
The Carpinus orientalis is a small tree, rarely over 10 m tall and often shrubby. It has minute, with small leaves, 3–5 cm long.
The seeds have a simple bract, not trilobed like Carpinus betulus, that is about 2 cm long. [3] [4]
In recent years, this species has been extensively used as an ornamental tree for bonsai.[ citation needed]
Carpinus orientalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Betulaceae |
Genus: | Carpinus |
Species: | C. orientalis
|
Binomial name | |
Carpinus orientalis Mill.
| |
Distribution map |
Carpinus orientalis, known as the Oriental hornbeam, is a hornbeam native to Hungary, the Balkans, Italy, Crimea, Turkey, Iran, and the Caucasus. [1] [2] and occurs usually on hot dry sites at lower altitudes in comparison to the Carpinus betulus (European Hornbeam).
The Carpinus orientalis is a small tree, rarely over 10 m tall and often shrubby. It has minute, with small leaves, 3–5 cm long.
The seeds have a simple bract, not trilobed like Carpinus betulus, that is about 2 cm long. [3] [4]
In recent years, this species has been extensively used as an ornamental tree for bonsai.[ citation needed]