Betula halophila
Species of plant
| Betula halophila | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
- ^ 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
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Betula halophila". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. IUCN: e.T32323A9697616. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32323A9697616.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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