Corylus avellana L.

 
  • Family : BETULACEAE
    (Birch Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : UTIS FAMILY (उतीस फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Betulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Corylus avellana var. sylvestris Aiton; Corylus avellana subsp. sylvestris Ehrh.; Corylus sylvestris Salisb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Corylus avellana L.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Shrub or small tree, up to 15m high, continuously produces new stems from the base; Bark bright pale brown, rather smooth, sometimes with a few finely shredding papery rolls, distantly fissured with age; young twigs with rather long, stiff glandular hairs; Leaves 5–12 × 4–12 cm, rounded to obovate, base narrowly cordate to rounded, apex abruptly acuminate, margin coarsely double-toothed to lobulate, surface finely pubescent on both sides, petiole short, 6-12mm, with stiff glandular hairs; Male catkin: usually in clusters of 2-4, up to 8cm long, peduncle length 5-12mm; Fruit nut, in clusters of 2-4, large, about 18mm long, bracts spreading, scarcely longer than the nut, pubescent, margins deeply, irregularly lobed.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-September
  • Native : Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Islands, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Ukraine
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Europe to Caucasus
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Corylus avellana
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Corylus avellana. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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