Betula microphylla Bunge
First published in Verz. Altai Pfl.: 112 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Asia to Xinjiang, S. Siberia to N. Mongolia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Altay, Buryatiya, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Tuva, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Betula baranovii Sukaczev in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 32 (1934)
- Betula czatkalensis V.N.Vassil. in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 7: 100 (1970 publ. 1971)
- Betula derbetica P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 27 (1934)
- Betula derbetica var. amnicola P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 29 (1934)
- Betula fedtschenkoana V.N.Vassil. in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 7: 103 (1970 publ. 1971)
- Betula fruticosa var. cuneifolia Regel in Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 93 (1861)
- Betula gordiaginii P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 30 (1934)
- Betula halophila Ching in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(1): 88 (1979)
- Betula kelleriana Sukaczev in Izv. Imp. Akad. Nauk 8: 235 (1914)
- Betula microphylla var. baischanti P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 23 (1934)
- Betula microphylla var. caraganicola P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 21 (1934)
- Betula microphylla var. elongala P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 22 (1934)
- Betula microphylla var. laciniata P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 22 (1934)
- Betula microphylla var. lobatula P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 23 (1934)
- Betula microphylla var. monticola P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 23 (1934)
- Betula microphylla var. rezniczenkoana Litv. in Trudy Bot. Muz. Imp. Akad. Nauk 12: 97 (1914)
- Betula microphylla var. tumantica Chang Y.Yang & J.Wang in Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 26: 653 (2006)
- Betula pavlovii P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 29 (1934)
- Betula pavlovii var. sagliana. P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 30 (1934)
- Betula rezniczenkoana (Litv.) Schischk. in P.N.Krylov, Fl. Zapadnoĭ Sibiri 4: 793 (1930)
- Betula rezniczenkoana var. gracillima P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 27 (1934)
- Betula rezniczenkoana var. litwinovii P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 27 (1934)
- Betula rezniczenkoana var. obiquesquamata P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 27 (1934)
- Betula rumnica P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 1-45 (1934), no Latin descr.
- Betula tessingolica P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 24 (1934)
- Betula tumantica Chang Y.Yang & J.Wang in Sylva Xinjiangensis: 146 (2012), contrary to Art. 39.2. & 40.7. ICN (2018).
- Betula turunica P.A.Baranov in Trudy Mongol'sk. Komiss. 14: 23 (1934)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Ashburner, K. & McAllister, H.A. (2013). The genus Betula: a taxonomic revision of birches: 1-431. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2003). Flora of Siberia 5: 1-305. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Ashburner, K. & McAllister, H.A. (2013). The genus Betula: a taxonomic revision of birches: 1-431. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2003). Flora of Siberia 5: 1-305. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of China 4: 1-453. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
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