Betula platyphylla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Betulaceae |
Genus: | Betula |
Subgenus: | Betula |
Species: | B. platyphylla |
Binomial name | |
Betula platyphylla Sukaczev |
Betula platyphylla, the Japanese white birch or Siberian silver birch, is a tree species belonging to the genus Betula. It can be found in temperate or subarctic places of Asia: Japan, China, North Korea, and Siberia. The Japanese White Birch can grow to be 20 m to 30 m tall.
Betula platyphylla at the NPGS/GRIN database