Betula alnoides
| Betula alnoides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Betula |
| Subgenus: | Betula subg. Betulaster |
| Species: | B. alnoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Betula alnoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Betula acuminata Wall. | |
Betula alnoides (Chinese: 西桦; pinyin: xi hua; Thai: กำลังเสือโคร่ง, RTGS: kamlang suea khrong, literally: "tiger power") is a species of birch that is native to countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam, at elevations of 300–2,100 m (1,000–7,000 ft) and higher in some cases (up to 2,700 m (9,000 ft)). It is the southernmost of all known species of the genus Birch, whose natural range reaches approximately 12° N in Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia.