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