Betula chinensis

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Betula chinensis
Betula Fargesii (Sichuan, China).JPG
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B. chinensis
Binomial name
Betula chinensis

Betula chinensis, commonly known as dwarf small-leaf birch,[1] is a species of birch that can be found in China and Korea on the elevation of 700–3,000 metres (2,300–9,800 ft).[2]

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.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Betula chinensis". 4. Flora of China: 308. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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