Biology:Betula halophila

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Short description: Species of plant

Betula halophila
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Betula
Subgenus: Betula subg. Betula
Species:
B. halophila
Binomial name
Betula halophila
Ching ex P.C. Li

Betula halophila is a species of plant in the Betulaceae family. It is endemic to China .

Betula halophila is a tetraploid, placed in section Betula, subgenus Betula. There are no clear morphological boundaries between it and another three tetraploid species, B. tianshanica, B. microphylla, and B. ovalifolia, or the diploid B. humilis. All grow in open wetlands.[1]

References

  1. Wang, Nian; Kelly, Laura J.; McAllister, Hugh A.; Zohren, Jasmin; Buggs, Richard J.A. (2021). "Resolving phylogeny and polyploid parentage using genus-wide genome-wide sequence data from birch trees". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 160: 107126. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107126. PMID 33647400. 

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q1020970 entry