River birch: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) River birch in English is the name of a plant defined with Betula nigra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Betula rubra Hort. ex Regel (among others).
2) River birch is also identified with Betula occidentalis It has the synonym Betula beeniana A. Nelson (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· A Manual of the Flowering Plants of California (1923)
· Acta Universitatis Lundensis (1944)
· Histoire des Arbres Forestiers de l’Amérique Septentrionale (1812)
· Fl. Calif. (1909)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1909)
· A Flora of California (1922)
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