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Betula utilis D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 58 1825. (Syn. Betula albosinensis var. septentrionalis C.K.Schneid.; Betula bhojpattra Lindl. ex Wall.; Betula bhojpattra var. glandulifera Regel; Betula bhojpattra var. latifolia Regel; Betula castanae Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.; Betula utilis var. glandulifera Regel; Betula utilis var. latifolia Regel);
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Himalayan Silver Birch, Bhoj Patra Tree, Himalayan Birch • Hindi: भोजपत्र Bhoj patra • Tamil: Bhurjjamaram, Purchcham • Malayalam: bhujapatram, bhurjjamaram • Telugu: Bhujapatri • Kannada: bhuyapathra • Sanskrit: bahulavalkalah, bahupata, bhurjapatraka • Nepali: भोजपत्र Bhoj patra;
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Flora of Uttarakhand- Bhojpatra tree: Bhojpatra tree captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around 11,000 ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.). Bark used for writing in earlier times.
VoF Week :: Betula utilis at Valley of Flowers: The Bhurjapatra..?भूर्जपत्र Yes … Nice photographs.
VoF Week: Betula utilis from Way to Valley and way Ghangriya: Thanks … for these photographs
VOF Week :: Betula utilis (Bhoj Patra) at VoF: Betula utilis (Family:Betulaceae ) at VoF.
identification of the Betula sp : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3). Bark is far more diagnostic in Betula. However, if it is from timberline or alpine altitude (above 3000m) there are more chances of being B. utilis, a species with smooth light brown bark exfoliating in to thin paper like sheets. Another species, B. alnoides, is restricted to temperate areas.
Fwd: Betula utilis in H.P. : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4)
I am surprised there are so few postings of this abundant and highly variable Himalayan Birch on the eFI data-base. I have a wide selection of images taken myself which I plan to share at sometime.
The suggestion that this tree is IN ANY WAY ENDANGERED is PREPOSTEROUS in the extreme.
For a start, I am posting some images made available to me by the late Krishan Lal from 4000m at Chansil Pass, Himachal Pradesh.
This variant does NOT match the form I photographed above Khelanmarg, Kashmir nor on the Rohtang nor in Lahoul (the other side of the Rohtang).
I have one or two images of a Birch specimen previously thought to be within B.utilis but representing a different species, taken on my behalf in Nepal – Betula ashburneri.
Betula utilis D. Don : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)
Location: Ghiling, Upper Mustang, Nepal
Date: 9 April 2017 2017
Altitude: 12000 ft. Nepali Names : भोजपत्र Bhojapatra / भुज Bhuj / भुजापात Bhujaapaat . .
. SMP:: VOF 70:: Betula ultilis :: JULY 2026: 3 images. Betula utilis for Validation.
Himalayan birch.
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Updated on August 30, 2026