Betula gynoterminalis Y.C.Hsu & C.J.Wang

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Betulaceae > Betula

Characteristics

Trees to 7 m tall. Branches dark purplish, glabrous. Petiole ca. 5 mm, densely villous; leaf blade broadly ovate or broadly oblong, 12-13 × 7-8 cm, leathery or papery, abaxially densely yellow tomentose, villous along veins, adaxially glabrous, base broadly cuneate, margin irregularly and simply serrate, apex acuminate; lateral veins 16-18 on each side of midvein, raised abaxially, slightly impressed adaxially. Female inflorescences 4 in a raceme, terminal, pendulous, cylindric, 5-7 × ca. 1 cm; peduncle obscure; bracts ca. 8 × 4 mm, long ciliate at apex, 3-lobed, middle lobe oblanceolate, lateral lobes spreading, narrowly oblong, ca. 1/2 as long as middle lobe. Nutlet ca. 2 × 1.5 mm, with very narrow wings. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Jul-Aug.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 7.0
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Distribution

Betula gynoterminalis world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Betula gynoterminalis threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:901593-1
WFO ID wfo-0000333236
COL ID LP8Q
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Synonyms

Betula gynoterminalis