Betula chinensis
| Betula chinensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Betula |
| Subgenus: | Betula subg. Aspera |
| Species: | B. chinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Betula chinensis | |
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Betula chinensis, commonly known as dwarf small-leaf birch,[3] is a species of birch in the family Betulaceae.[2][4] It is native to China and Korea on the elevation of 700–3,000 metres (2,300–9,800 ft).[5]
Description
The species is 5 metres (16 ft) tall with either yellow or yellowish-brown colour. Leaf blade is elliptic and ovate with a diameter of 1.5–6 centimetres (0.59–2.36 in) by 1–5 centimetres (0.39–1.97 in). Female species have a subglobose inflorescence which is also oblong with a diameter of 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) by 0.6–1.5 centimetres (0.24–0.59 in). It peduncle is 1–2 millimetres (0.039–0.079 in) long while its bracts can be as long as 5–9 millimetres (0.20–0.35 in). Flowers bloom from May to June while the fruits ripe from July to August.[5]
Taxonomy
Betula chinensis occurs in both hexaploid and octoploid forms. It appears to be a triple hybrid between B. calcicola, B. potaninii and B. chichibuensis. It is placed in section Asperae, subgenus Aspera.[6]
References
- ^ Shaw, K.; Roy, S.; Wilson, B. (2014). "Betula chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T194283A2309533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194283A2309533.en.
- ^ a b "Betula chinensis Maxim". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
- ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 373. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
- ^ "Betula chinensis Maxim". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
- ^ a b "Betula chinensis". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Wang, Nian; Kelly, Laura J.; McAllister, Hugh A.; Zohren, Jasmin & Buggs, Richard J.A. (2021). "Resolving phylogeny and polyploid parentage using genus-wide genome-wide sequence data from birch trees". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 160 107126. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107126. PMID 33647400. S2CID 232091362.