Genus Hamamelis L.


Summary
Genus number:
5349
Last updated:
20 November 2007
Family:
Hamamelidaceae
Subfamily:
Hamamelidoideae
Tribe:
Hamamelideae
Subtribe:
Hamamelidinae
Common name(s):

witch-hazel
Accession count:

233 (187  active, 15  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

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References:
  1. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  2. Li, J. et al. 2000. Phylogeny and biogeography of Hamamelis (Hamamelidaceae). Harvard Pap. Bot. 5:171-178.
  3. Wen, J. & S. H. Shi. 1999. A phylogenetic and biogeographic study of Hamamelis (Hamamelidaceae), an eastern Asian and eastern North American disjunct genus. Biochem. Syst. & Ecol. 27:55-66.
  4. Xie, L. et al. 2010. Evolution and biogeographic diversification of the witch-hazel genus (Hamamelis L., Hamamelidaceae) in the Northern Hemisphere. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 56:675-689.
  5. Zhou, W. & Q.-Y. Xiang. 2022. Phylogenomics and biogeography of Castanea (chestnut) and Hamamelis (witch-hazel) - choosing between RAD-seq and Hyb-Seq approaches. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 176:107592. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107592.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=5349. Accessed 11 May 2026.