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Betula cylindrostachya





Origin:  Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Betula
Species
cylindrostachya
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (deciduous)
Height
30 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AprilMayJune
General Description
This tree has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern.
Habitat
Subtropical and warm forests at an altitude of 1,000-2,800 m.
Bark/Stem Description
Brown or greyish-brown in colour with yellow-brown branchlets.
Leaf Description
Ovate-elliptic, oblong or ovate-lancolate, rounded base and 13-14 lateral veins on either side, 5-14 x 2-8 cm.
Flower Description
Cylindric and narrow female inflorescence, 2.5-10 cm x 5-7 mm.
Fruit Description
Produced July through August, ovate or oblong nutlet with wings twice the size of its nutlet.
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