Betula platyphylla | |
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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. Betula |
Species: | B. platyphylla |
Binomial name | |
Betula platyphylla Sukaczev |
Betula platyphylla, the Asian white birch or Japanese white birch, is a tree species in the family Betulaceae. It can be found in subarctic and temperate Asia in Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia, the Russian Far East, and Siberia. It can grow to be 30 metres (100 feet) tall.
References
- ^ "Betula platyphylla Sukaczev". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- "Japanese white birch". SelectTree. San Luis Obispo: Cal Poly State University. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Pei-chun Li & Alexei K. Skvortsov. "Betula platyphylla Sukaczev, Trav. Mus. Bot. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Petersbourg. 8: 220. 1911". Flora of China. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
External links
- Media related to Betula platyphylla at Wikimedia Commons
- "Betula platyphylla". Plants for a Future.
- Betula platyphylla in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
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