Betula cylindrostachya

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

Betula cylindrostachya Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 7 (1830).

Homotypic
- Betulaster cylindrostachya (Wall.) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 198 (1841).
- Betula acuminata var. cylindrostachya (Wall.) Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 129 (1861).
- Betula cylindrostachya var. typica Regel in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 180 (1868), nom. inval.
- Betula alnoides var. cylindrostachya (Wall.) H.J.P.Winkl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 91 (1904).
Heterotypic
- Betula rhombibracteata P.C.Li, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(2): 88 (1979).
- Betula fujianensis J.Zeng, Jian H.Li & Z.D.Chen, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 156: 524 (2008).

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
- China
  - China South-Central (Sichuan, Yunnan), China Southeast (Fujian).
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam (Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura), East Himalaya (Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan, Darjiling, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim), Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya (Uttaranchal).
- Indo-China
  - Myanmar.

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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., Roy, S. & Wilson, B. 2014. Betula cylindrostachya. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194616A2353057.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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Betula cylindrostachya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jul 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Betula cylindrostachya. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jul 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Betula cylindrostachya. Accessed: Jul 20 2025.