Betula utilis, the Himalayan birch (bhojpatra, Sanskrit: भूर्जbhūrjá), is a deciduous tree native to the Western Himalayas, growing at elevations up to 4,500 m (14,800 ft). The Latin specific epithet utilis means "useful", and refers to the many uses of the different parts of the tree.[2] The white, paper-like bark was used in ancient times for writing Sanskrit scriptures and texts.[3] It is still used as paper for the writing of sacred mantras, with the bark placed in an amulet and worn for protection.[4] Selected varieties are used for landscaping throughout the world, even while some areas of its native habitat are being lost due to overuse of the tree for firewood.
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^Liu, Cuirong; Elvin, Mark (1998). Sediments of time: environment and society in Chinese history. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 65. ISBN 0-521-56381-X.
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Betulautilis, the Himalayan birch (bhojpatra, Sanskrit: भूर्ज bhūrjá), is a deciduous tree native to the Western Himalayas, growing at elevations up...
birch species. In addition, the trees were diploid, whereas B. utilis ssp. utilis and B. utilis ssp. albosinensis are tetraploid. Closer analysis of the morphology...
Varāhamihira (6th century CE) mention its use for manuscripts. The bark of Betulautilis (Himalayan Birch) is still used today in India and Nepal for writing...
be depleting populations of tree species such as of Himalayan birch Betulautilis. List of fungi by conservation status "Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk...
smithiana occur at elevations between 2,800 and 3,500 m. The Birch (Betulautilis) Zone has Herbaceous genera of Anemone, Geranium, Iris, Lloydia, Potentilla...
caesium (VU), west Himalayan fir Abies pindrow, Himalayan white birch Betulautilis, and Rhododendron campanulatum with Himalayan yew Taxus wallichiana...
mixed forest identified by the dominant species — Pinus wallichiana, Betulautilis, Hippophae salicifolia, Caragana gerardiana, Lonicera spinosa and Caragana...
Betula albosinensis, the Chinese red birch, syn. B. bhojpattra var. sinensis, B. utilis var. sinensis, is a species of birch in the family Betulaceae...
wallichiana) is widely distributed from lower to upper elevations. Birch (Betulautilis) occur mainly in the subalpine zone whereas the other broad leaved forests...
Found in China, where it grows in association with Himalayan birch (Betulautilis), it was described as new to science in 2003. The fruitbodies of the...
number of important cultivars, including Symphoricarpos × doorenbosii, Betulautilis 'Doorenbos', and numerous Dahlias. Perhaps his most famous achievement...
spectabilis, Larix griffithii, Juniperus recurva, Juniperus indica, Betulautilis, Acer spp., and Sorbus spp. The understory features a rich community...
of sub-alpine forests of silver fir (Abies pindrow), silver birch (Betulautilis) and blue pine. Silver fir is restricted to moist aspects and is associated...
and again from July to August. The larvae feed on Betula pendula, Betula pubescens and Betulautilis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation...
000m to the tree line at 3,700m, supports mostly silver fir and birch Betulautilis forest and this merges with birch -rhododendron Rhododendron campanulatum...
semecarpifolia). Rhododendron campanulatum, Abies spectabilis, and birch (Betulautilis) form another common assemblage. Elsewhere mixed-conifer forests are...
while the deciduous sub-alpine scrub is dominated by Himalayan birch (Betulautilis) and juniper (Juniperus communis) with wild rose as an associate. The...
junipers: Juniperus indica, Juniperus recurva, and Juniperus squamata. Betulautilis is often found with the conifers. Conifer trees in this ecoregion can...
conifer forests, covered mainly by trees such as Blue pine, deodar and Betulautilis, Picea smithiana, Abies pindrow along with some of the last stands of...
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