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Betula insignis
Origin: China.
| Family |
| Betulaceae |
| Genus |
| Betula |
| Species |
| insignis |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 25 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Habitat |
| Forests at an altitude of 1,400-3,400 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Greyish-black in colour and aromatic. |
| Leaf Description |
| Elliptic or ovate-lanceolate with 12-15 lateral veins on either side, 8-13x3-6 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Oblong female inflorescence, 2.5-4 x 1.5-2 cm. |
| Fruit Description |
| Narrow, oblong and glabrous nutlet, 4x1.5 mm with wings 1/2 its width, produced July through August. |
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