Merger of Betula tatewakiana (Betulaceae) from northern Japan to northeast Asian B. ovalifolia based on ploidy level
Y. Shiotani, T. Fukuda, E. Pimenova, E. Petrunenko, P. Krestov, S. Bondarchuk, Y. Nishikawa, T. Shimamura, Y. Fujimura, K. Nakamura
The paper resolves a taxonomic dispute by showing Betula tatewakiana is tetraploid and morphologically identical to B. ovalifolia, leading to their merger.
bioRxiv · Nov 28, 2019Plant Biology