Alnus acuminata

Alnus acuminata, cultivated

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Betulaceae
Subfamilia: Betuloideae
Genus: Alnus
Subgenus: A. subg. Alnus
Species: Alnus acuminata
Subspecies: A. a. subsp. acuminata – A. a. subsp. arguta – A. a. subsp. glabrata

Name

Alnus acuminata Kunth, 1817

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Alnus acuminata var. genuina Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 147 (1861), not validly publ.
  • Alnus jorullensis var. acuminata (Kunth) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 638 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Argentina Northwest; Bolivia; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Panam; Peru; Venezuela Continental: Northern America Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Kunth, C.S. in von Humboldt, F. W. H., Bonpland, A. J. A., & Kunth, C. S. (1817). Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 16 [folio]; 2:20 [quarto].

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alnus acuminata in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 124. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alnus acuminata. Published online. Accessed Apr. 24 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Alnus acuminata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 24.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alnus acuminata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 24.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Alnus acuminata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Andean Alder
Esperanto: Anda alno
español: Aliso Andino
Runa Simi: Yuraq ramran
Türkçe: And kızılağacı

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