Taxon profile

genus

alder
Alnus Mill.

kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants » class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Fagales » family Betulaceae » subfamily Betuloideae

Scientific synonyms

Alnaster Spach
Alnobetula (W. D. J. Koch) Schur
Betula-alnus Marshall
Clethropsis Spach
Cremastogyne (H. J. P. Winkl.) Czerep.
Duschekia Opiz
Semidopsis Zumagl.

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Intertaxon relationships

parasite: Acaricalus trinotus (Nalepa, 1892), Aceria longirostris (Nalepa, 1919), Acalitus brevitarsus (Fockeu, 1890), Aceria nalepai (Fockeu, 1890), Eriophyes laevis (Nalepa, 1889), ...

consumer: Polydrusus tereticollis (DeGeer, 1775), Rhyncolus reflexus Boheman, 1838, Rhyncolus sculpturatus Waltl, 1839, Gonotropis gibbosa LeConte, 1876, Cryptorhynchus lapathi (Linnaeus, 1758), ...

fungi: Lactarius lilacinus (Lasch) Fr.

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A C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V All

Included taxa

Number of records: 55

species Alnus acuminata Kunth.

species Alnus alnobetula (Ehrh.) K. Koch - Green Alder

species Alnus cordata (Loisel.) Duby - Italian Alder

species Alnus cremastogyne Burkill

species Alnus djavanshirii H.Zare

species Alnus dolichocarpa H.Zare, Amini & Assadi

species Alnus fauriei H.Lév. & Vaniot

species Alnus ferdinandi-coburgii C. K. Schneider

species Alnus firma Siebold & Zucc.

species Alnus formosana (Burkill) Makino

species Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. - Black Alder

species Alnus glutipes (Jarm. ex Czerpek) Vorosch.

species Alnus hakkodensis Hayashi

species Alnus henryi C. K. Schneider

species Alnus hirsuta (Spach) Rupr.

species Alnus incana (L.) Moench - Grey Alder
Tertiary: Piacenzian – recent

species Alnus japonica (Thunb.) Steud. - Japanese Alder

species Alnus jorullensis Kunth

species Alnus lanata Duthie ex Bean

species Alnus mairei H.Lév.

species Alnus mandshurica (Callier ex C.K. Schneid.) Hand.-Mazz.

species Alnus maritima (Marsh.) Muhl. ex Nutt. - Seaside Alder

species Alnus matsumurae Callier

species Alnus maximowiczii Callier

species Alnus nepalensis D. Don - Nepal Alder

species Alnus nitida (Spach) Endl.

species Alnus oblongifolia Torr. - Arizona Alder

species Alnus orientalis Decne.

species Alnus paniculata Nakai

species Alnus pendula Matsum.

species Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. - White Alder

species Alnus rubra Bong. - Red Alder

species Alnus rugosa (Duroi) Spreng.

species Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. - Hazel Alder

species Alnus serrulatoides Callier

species Alnus sieboldiana Matsum.

species Alnus subcordata C.A. Mey.

species Alnus trabeculosa Hand.-Mazz.

species Alnus vermicularis Nakai

Fossil taxa

species Alnus cycladum Unger ^†
Tertiary: Rupelian – Middle Miocene

species Alnus gaudinii (Heer) Knobloch & Z. Kvaček ^†
Tertiary: Rupelian

species Alnus gracilis Ung. ^†

species Alnus julianiformis (Sternb.) Z. Kvaček & Holý ^†

species Alnus kefersteinii (Goepp.) Heer ^†
Tertiary: Oligocene – Pliocene

species Alnus menzelii Raniecka - Bobrowska ^†

Hybrids

hybrid Alnus × elliptica Req.

hybrid Alnus × fallacina Callier

hybrid Alnus × hanedae Suyinata

hybrid Alnus × hosoii Mizush.

hybrid Alnus × mayrii Callier

hybrid Alnus × peculiaris Hiyama

hybrid Alnus × pubescens Tausch

hybrid Alnus × silesiaca Fiek

hybrid Alnus × spaethii Callier

hybrid Alnus × suginoi Sugim.

Links and literature

PLANTS Database [ALNUS]

PLANTS Database [http://plants.usda.gov]

The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1330326]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [http://www.irmng.org] [as Alnus P. Miller, 1754]
Data retrieved on: 9 December 2019

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