Merger of Betula tatewakiana (Betulaceae) from northern Japan with northeast Asian B. ovalifolia based on ploidy level

It has been controversial whether Betula tatewakiana, a dwarf birch distributed in Hokkaido of northern Japan, is an endemic species or a synonym of B. ovalifolia broadly distributed in northeast Asia. The endemic hypothesis is based on the idea that B. tatewakiana is diploid while B...

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Main Authors: Yuki Shiotani, Tomoko Fukuda, Elena A. Marchuk, Ekaterina A. Petrunenko, Pavel V. Krestov, Svetlana N. Bondarchuk, Yoko Nishikawa, Takashi Shimamura, Yoshiyasu Fujimura, Koh Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-12-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/58585/download/pdf/