Betula calcicola

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Betula calcicola (W.W.Sm.) P.C.Li, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 21: 137 (1979).

Typus: China: Yunnan: in the crevices of limestone cliffs on the eastern flank of the Lijiang range, 3400-3700 m.

Basionym
- Betula delavayi var. calcicola W.W.Sm., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 333 (1915).
Homotypic
- Betula forrestii var. calcicola (W.W.Sm.) Hand.-Mazz., Symb. Sin. 7: 20 (1929).

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central (Sichuan, Yunnan). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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Beech, E., 2018. Betula calcicola. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. IUCN Red List Category: (Least Concern). DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T194276A2308644.en. Reference page.
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