Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) Ashburner & McAll.
First published in Gen. Betula: 295 (2013)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is SE. Tibet to China (N. Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai). It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
Distribution
Native to:
China North-Central, China South-Central, Qinghai, Tibet
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Betula japonica var. szechuanica C.K.Schneid. in Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 44 (1917)
- Betula mandshurica var. szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder in Man. Cult. Trees, ed. 2: 130 (1940)
- Betula platyphylla var. szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder in J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 311 (1939)
- Betula szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) C.-A.Jansson in Acta Horti Gothob. 25: 113 (1962)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Betula japonica var. rockii Rehder in J. Arnold Arbor. 9: 25 (1928)
- Betula mandshurica var. rockii (Rehder) Rehder in J. Arnold Arbor. 19: 74 (1938)
- Betula platyphylla var. rockii (Rehder) Rehder in J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 411 (1939)
- Betula rockii (Rehder) C.-A.Jansson in Acta Horti Gothob. 25: 120 (1962)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Ashburner, K. & McAllister, H.A. (2013). The genus Betula: a taxonomic revision of birches: 1-431. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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 Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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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
- Copyright applied to individual images