Carpinus
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Carpinus betulus
See also: carpinus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin carpinus (“hornbeam”).
Proper noun
Carpinus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Betulaceae – hornbeams, of temperate environments in the Northern Hemisphere.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fagales – order; Betulaceae - family; Coryloideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Carpinus betulus - European hornbeam; Carpinus caroliniana - American hornbeam; Carpinus cordata - Sawa hornbeam; Carpinus fargesii - Farges' hornbeam; Carpinus laxiflora - Aka-shide hornbeam; Carpinus japonica - Japanese hornbeam; Carpinus orientalis - oriental hornbeam; Carpinus tschonoskii - Chonowski's hornbeam; Carpinus turczaninowii - Turkzaninov's hornbeam — selected species
References
Hornbeam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Carpinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Carpinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Carpinus at USDA Plants database
- Carpinus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Carpinus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Carpinus at Paleobiology Database
- Coryloideae at APWeb
- Carpinus at Plants of the World Online
