Betula luminifera

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 luminifera H.J.P.Winkl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 91 (1904).

Heterotypic
- Betula acuminata var. pyrifolia Franch., J. Bot. (Morot) 13: 207 (1899).
- Betula alnoides var. pyrifolia (Franch.) Burkill, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 497 (1899).
- Betula cylindrostachya var. resinosa Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 282 (1900).
- Betula baeumkeri H.J.P.Winkl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 91 (1904).
- Betula hupehensis C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 882 (1912).
- Betula wilsoniana C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 882 (1912).
- Betula riparia W.W.Sm., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 155 (1921).
- Betula luminifera var. baeumkeri (H.J.P.Winkl.) P.C.Kuo, Fl. Tsinling. 1(2): 56 (1974).
- Betula luminifera f. pachystachya X.M.Liu, J. Anhui Agric. Coll. 14: 12 (1987).

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China North-Central (Gansu, Shaanxi), China South-Central (Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan), China Southeast (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Betula luminifera 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.
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