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Betulaceae

China birch

Betula chinensis Maxim.

Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Betula

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China birch: Betula chinensis in Botanical garden in Vácrátót
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)
arz
بيتولا تشينينسيس
Bulgarian
Китайска бреза
Chinese
坚桦, 堅樺
English
China birch, Chinese dwarf birch, Dwarf small-leaf birch
Korean
개박달나무
Persian
توس چینی
Russian
Берёза китайская
Turkish
Çin huşu

Synonyms

  • Betula ceratoptera G.H.Liu & Ma
  • Betula chinensis f. lancifolia (Nakai ex T.Mori) M.Kim
  • Betula chinensis f. linearisquama Hatus.
  • Betula chinensis f. nana (Liou) Kitag.
  • Betula chinensis var. angusticarpa H.J.P.Winkl.
  • Betula chinensis var. chinensis
  • Betula chinensis var. collina (Nakai) Uyeki
  • Betula chinensis var. lancifolia Nakai ex Mori
  • Betula chinensis var. linearisquama (Hatus.) S.L.Tung
  • Betula chinensis var. nana Liou
  • Betula collina Nakai
  • Betula exalata S.Moore
  • Betula exaltata S.Moore
  • Betula fauriei H.Lév. ex Nakai
  • Betula jiaodongensis S.B.Liang
  • Betula liaotungensis A.I.Baranov

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.