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Betula utilis albosinensis (Chinese red birch)

Synonyms: Betula albosinensis (homotypic); Betula albosinensis var. septentrionalis; Betula bhojpattra var. sinensis; Betula utilis var. sinensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Betula Albosinensis (Chinese red birch), syn. B. bhojpattra var. sinensis, B. utilis var. sinensis, is a species of birch in the family Betulaceae, native to Western China. It is a deciduous tree growing to 25 metres (82 ft). A particular feature is the peeling brown bark (cream when newly exposed). Brown catkins are produced in Spring.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Janka Hardness [3]  990 lbf (449 kgf) Soft
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Specific Gravity [4]  0.518
Structure [2]  Tree

Predators

Tetrastes sewerzowi (Severtzov's Grouse)[5]

External References

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 4Chave J, Coomes D, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Swenson NG, Zanne AE (2009) Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Ecology Letters 12: 351-366. Zanne AE, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Coomes DA, Ilic J, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Miller RB, Swenson NG, Wiemann MC, Chave J (2009) Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Dryad Digital Repository.
♦ 5Wang, J., Fang, Y., Klaus, S., & Sun, Y. H. (2012). Winter foraging strategy of the Chinese Grouse (Bonasa sewerzowi): ecological and physiological factors. Journal of ornithology, 153(2), 257-264.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0