A plant species of BETULACEAE.

A plant family of the order Fagales, subclass Hamamelidae, class Magnoliopsida. They have simple, serrate, alternate leaves. Male flowers are borne in long, pendulous catkins; the female in shorter, pendulous or erect catkins. The fruit is usually a small nut or a short-winged samara.

Synonyms: Ostryopsis, Hop Hornbeams, Ostryas, Ostryopses, Hornbeam, Hop, Carpinus, Hornbeams, Ostrya, Hornbeams, Hop, Hop Hornbeam, txid12989, txid13621, txid3514, Hornbeam, Betulaceae, txid78606