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 in F.W.H.von Humboldt, J.A.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 20 (1817).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Alnus acuminata var. genuina Regel, Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 147 (1861), nom. inval.
  • Alnus jorullensis var. acuminata (Kunth) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 638 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Additional references

• Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela. 859 pp., Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Alnus acuminata in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 March 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Alnus acuminata. Published online. Accessed: 11 March 2021.

Vernacular names

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

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