Alaska birch

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Alaska birch
• Alaska paper birch
• Alaska white birch
• northwestern white birch
• resin birch
• western white birch
• Japanese white birch
• Manchurian birch
• paper birch
• Japanese Birch

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Betula demetrii
• Betula japonica var. tauschii
• Betula mandshurica var. japonica
• Betula mandshurica var. kamtschatica
• Betula papyrifera var. humilis
• Betula papyrifera subsp. humilis
• Betula papyrifera var. neoalaskana
• Betula papyrifera subsp. neoalaskana
• Betula pendula var. japonica
• Betula pendula subsp. kamtschatica
• Betula platyphylla var. japonica
• Betula platyphylla subsp. kamtschatica
• Betula platyphylla subsp. minutifolia
• Betula tauschii
• Betula verrucosa var. japonica
• Betula pendula var. tauschii
• Betula tauschii var. pluricostata
• Betula platyphylla subsp. mandshurica
• Betula mandshurica
• Betula verrucosa var. platyphylla
• Betula ajanensis
• Betula alba var. humilis
• Betula alba subsp. mandshurica
• Betula alba var. japonica
• Betula alba var. kamtschatica
• Betula alba var. tauschii
• Betula alba var. resinifera
• Betula austrosichotensis
• Betula cajanderi subsp. minutifolia
• Betula cajanderi
• Betula japonica var. pluricostata
• Betula platyphylla
• Betula platyphylla var. brunnea
• Betula platyphylla var. phellodendroides
• Betula pendula f. microdonta
• Betula japonica var. sachalinensis
• Betula tauschii f. laciniata
• Betula neoalaskana
• Betula japonica var. kamtschatica
• Betula japonica var. mandshurica
• Betula japonica var. resinifera
• Betula platyphylla var. kamtschatica
• Betula platyphylla var. mandshurica
• Betula alba var. mandshurica
• Betula latifolia var. cuneifolia
• Betula latifolia var. mandshurica
• Betula latifolia var. pluricostata
• Betula platyphylla var. tauschii
• Betula platyphylla var. pluricostata
• Betula tauschii var. cuneifolia
• Betula platyphylla var. cuneifolia
• Betula platyphylla f. laciniata
• Betula kenaica var. japonica
• Betula tauschii var. kamtschatica
• Betula latifolia var. kamtschatica

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and is classified under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. It is further organized into the order Fagales and the family Betulaceae, falling under the genus Betula. Specifically, the taxon is identified as the subspecies Betula pendula subsp. mandshurica.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is primarily distributed across several key regions within the vast territories of Russia. In the Siberian region, its presence is notably documented in Buryatiya, Chita, and Yakutiya. Moving eastward, the species also inhabits portions of the Russian Far East. Specifically, it can be found growing in the Amur region. Additionally, its range extends further toward the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Chemicals

Betula pendula subsp. mandshurica has 4 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Betulin, Aceroside VIII, DPPH, betulinic acid.

Betulin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Archives of pharmacal research

Aceroside VIII

1. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

DPPH

1. Pharmaceutical biology

betulinic acid

1. Dr. Duke

Activities

Betula pendula subsp. mandshurica has 25 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Anticancer, Anthelmintic, AntiHIV, Antibacterial, Anticarcinomic.

Anticancer

1. Dr. Duke
2. Life sciences

Anthelmintic

1. Dr. Duke

AntiHIV

1. Dr. Duke

Antibacterial

1. Dr. Duke

Anticarcinomic

1. Dr. Duke

Antiedemic

1. Dr. Duke

Antifeedant

1. Dr. Duke

Antiflu

1. Dr. Duke

Antiinflammatory

1. Dr. Duke

Antileukemic

1. Dr. Duke

Preparations

Betula pendula subsp. mandshurica has 3 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include butanol fraction from the bark, extracts, total methanol extract.

Butanol fraction from the bark

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Extracts

1. Pharmaceutical biology

Total methanol extract

1. Life sciences