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ID: 300343924
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300343924

 

Record Type: concept
Betula papyrifera (species) (Betula (genus), Betulaceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Species of fast growing, short-lived, ornamental, shade, and timber tree native to northern and central North America, typically around 18 meters (60 feet) in height, with a brown bark that whitens over time and peels into paper-thin layers marked by narrow horizontal pores or lenticels. On the copper-colored inner bark, the pores are bright orange. Short, pendulous branches and numerous flexible twigs create a lacy silhouette in winter. The close-grained, almost white wood is used for turned articles, flooring, furniture, woodenware, pulp, and fuel. North American Indians used the thin, water-impervious bark for roofing, canoes, and writing material (thus the name "paper birch"). It is a pioneer species after fire. The sap is boiled down to produce birch syrup. The tree is known in several varieties.
 
Terms:
Betula papyrifera (species) (preferred,C,U,S,English-P,D,U,N)
Betula papyrifera (species) (Latin-P,D,U,N)
Betula papyrifera (soort) (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
paper birch (species) (C,U,LC,C,English,AD,U,N)
American white birch (species) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
American silver birch (species) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
canoe birch (species) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
American birch (species) (C,V,English,UF,U,N)
papierberk (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
bouleau à papier (species) (C,U,C,French,AD,U,N)
abedul del papel (species) (C,U,C,Spanish,AD,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  H.HL

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Agents Facet
Agents Facet
Hierarchy of Living Organisms (hierarchy name)
.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of living organisms (entities)
........ living organisms (entities) (G)
Hierarchy of Eukaryota (domain)
............ Eukaryota (domain) (G)
Hierarchy of Plantae (kingdom)
................ Plantae (kingdom) (G)
Hierarchy of Angiospermae (division)
.................... Angiospermae (division) (G)
Hierarchy of Magnoliopsida (class)
........................ Magnoliopsida (class) (G)
Hierarchy of Rosanae (superorder)
............................ Rosanae (superorder) (G)
Hierarchy of Fagales (order)
................................ Fagales (order) (G)
Hierarchy of Betulaceae (family)
.................................... Betulaceae (family) (G)
Hierarchy of Betula (genus)
........................................ Betula (genus) (G)
Hierarchy of Betula papyrifera (species)
............................................ Betula papyrifera (species) (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Soort snel groeiende, kortlevende sier-, schaduw- of productieboom, inheems in het noorden en midden van Noord-Amerika. De soort is meestal zo'n 18 meter hoog, heeft een bruine schors die na verloop van tijd wit wordt en produceert flinterdunne lagen met smalle horizontale poriën of lenticellen. Op de koperkleurige binnenste schors zijn de poriën fel oranje. De korte hangende takken en de talloze buigzame takjes geven de boom in de winter een kantachtige aanblik. Het bijna witte hout met de dichte nerfstructuur wordt gebruikt voor houtgedraaide artikelen, vloeren, meubels, houtwaren, pulp en brandstof. Native Americans gebruikten de dunne waterdichte schors voor dakbedekking, kano's en schrijfmateriaal (vandaar de naam 'papierberk'). Het is een van de eerste soorten die weer groeien na brand. Het sap wordt gekookt voor de productie van berkensiroop. De boom komt voor in verschillende variëteiten. 

Related concepts:
source for ....  paper birch (wood)
..................  (birch (wood), hardwood, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300011985]

Sources and Contributors:
abedul del papel (species)............  [VP]
...............................................  TAA database (2000-)
American birch (species)............  [VP]
.........................................  Timbers of the World (1979-1980) 2: 164
American silver birch (species)............  [VP]
.....................................................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
American white birch (species)............  [VP]
.....................................................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Betula papyrifera (species)............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred]
...............................................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
...............................................  Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1977) 96
...............................................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
...............................................  ITIS: Integrated Taxonomic Information System online (2005-)
...............................................  Johnson, International Book of Trees (1973)
...............................................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
...............................................  NCBI Taxonomy Browser (2008-)
...............................................  Smithsonian Collections Search Center (2009-)
bouleau à papier (species)............  [VP]
...............................................  CHIN database (1988-)
canoe birch (species)............  [VP]
......................................  Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1977) 96
......................................  Johnson, International Book of Trees (1973)
paper birch (species)............  [VP]
......................................  Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1977) 96
......................................  CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
......................................  ITIS: Integrated Taxonomic Information System online (2005-)
papierberk............  [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, CHIN / RCIP, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  Bomengids van Europa / druk 1 - Pagina 184
............  CHIN database (1988-)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
.......... MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
.......... Timbers of the World (1979-1980) 2: 164
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)

 

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