Betula alnoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 58 1825. (syn: Betula acuminata Wall. [Illegitimate]; Betula acuminata var. argula Regel; Betula acuminata var. arguta Regel; Betula acuminata var. glabra Regel; Betula acuminata var. lancifolia Regel; Betula acuminata var. pilosa Regel; Betula affinis (Spach) Endl.; Betula alnoides var. acuminata (Spach) H.J.P.Winkl.; Betula cylindrostachya var. pilosa (Regel) Regel; Betula cylindrostachya var. subglabra Regel; Betula nitida D.Don; Betula nitida var. affinis (Spach) Regel; Betulaster acuminata Spach; Betulaster affinis Spach; Betulaster nitida (D.Don) Spach); Himalaya to S. China as per WCSP; Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya; Hainan;
Laos; Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand; Vietnam; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life; Trees, 25-30 m tall. Bark grey, peeling off horizontally in narrow rolls, Branchlets densely white villous and resinous glandular. Leaves simple, alternate; stipules ca. 7 mm long, lanceolate; petiole ca. 1-4 cm. long, densely villous and glandular punctate; lamina ca. 3-12 x 1.3-5.5 cm, ovate-lanceolate, or ovate-elliptic, rounded at base, cuspidate-acuminate at apex, margin irregularly incurved setiform serrate, chartaceous, pubescent beneath when young, with resinous scales when mature; secondary nerves 7-11 pairs. Male catkins ca. 5-12 cm long; stamens hairy. Female inflorescences 3-5 in a raceme, ca. 5-10 cm × 4-6 mm when mature, pendulous, narrowly cylindric; peduncle ca. 2-3 mm, densely yellow villous; bracts ca. 3 mm, densely pubescent and ciliolate, becoming spongy at base, 3-lobed, middle lobe oblong or obtuse, lateral lobes reduced, auriculate. Fruiting spikes ca. 5-7 cm long, Flowering & Fruiting: April-September (attributions- Ayyappan. N & V. Kokilavani, French Institute of Pondicherry, Compiled from various sources listed in the reference from India Biodiversity Portal) Here's one new addition to efloraofindia. Betula alnoides Family - Betulaceae Habitat - Found along ravines in temperate forest Altitude - 2300 meters Photographed at Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh Dated - 13April 2018 very nice. love the color and texture of the leaves, light hitting them correctly for this picture, photo number 4. MS July, 2020/03 Betula sp. for Id : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Location : Sairep, Mizoram Date : 03-02-2016 Habit : Tall tree Habitat : Wild Mizo : Hriangzau Betula alnoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don ! References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP GBIF (with high resolution specimens) Flora of China FOC illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal India Biodiversity Portal Wikipedia IUCN Red List (LC) PFAF Useful Tropical Plants |
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