Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica

Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Betulaceae
Subfamilia: Betuloideae
Genus: Betula
Subgenus: Betula subg. Betula
Sectio: Betula sect. Betula
Species: Betula pendula
Subspecies: Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica

Name

Betula pendula Roth subsp. szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) Ashburner & McAll., Gen. Betula: 295 (2013).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Betula japonica var. szechuanica C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 44 (1917).
• Homotypic
  • Betula platyphylla var. szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 311 (1939).
  • Betula mandshurica var. szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder, Man. Cult. Trees, ed. 2: 130 (1940).
  • Betula szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) C.-A.Jansson, Acta Horti Gothob. 25: 113 (1962).
• Heterotypic
  • Betula japonica var. rockii Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 9: 25 (1928).
  • Betula mandshurica var. rockii (Rehder) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 19: 74 (1938).
  • Betula platyphylla var. rockii (Rehder) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 411 (1939).
  • Betula rockii (Rehder) C.-A.Jansson, Acta Horti Gothob. 25: 120 (1962).

Distribution

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

References

Additional references

• Ashburner, K. & McAllister, H.A. 2013. The genus Betula: A taxonomic revision of birches (A Botanical Magazine Monograph). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 431 pp., ISBN 978-1-84246-141-9. Reference page. 

• Shaw, K., Wilson, B. & Roy, S. 2014. Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: Data Deficient . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194625A2353523.en.
• Wang. N., McAllister, H.A., Bartlett, P.R. & Buggs, R.J.A. 2016. Molecular phylogeny and genome size evolution of the genus Betula (Betulaceae). Annals of Botany 117(6): 1023–1035. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw048 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica. Published online. Accessed: 12 February 2019.