Alnus orientalis

Margin of leaves distinctly and rather largely double serrate. Fruit ovate.

Alnus orientalis

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 orientalis

Name

Alnus orientalis Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., II, 4: 348. 1835.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Alnus longifolia Bové ex Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., II, 4: 348. 1835.
  • Alnus oblongata Kotschy ex Regel, Prodr. 16(2): 185. 1868.
  • Alnus tomentosa Hartig, Hartig Nomencl. ref.:Vollst. Naturgesch. Culturpfl. Deutschl. 2: 338. 1852.
  • Betula longifolia Bové ex Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., II, 15: 208. 1841.
  • Alnus orientalis var. longifolia H.J.P.Winkl., Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 113. 1904.
  • Alnus orientalis var. ovalifolia H.J.P.Winkl., Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 113. 1904.
  • Alnus orientalis var. weissii H.J.P.Winkl., Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 113. 1904.
  • Alnus orientalis f. puberula Callier, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 228. 1911.
  • Alnus orientalis f. tomentosa (Hartig) H.J.P.Winkl., Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 113. 1904.
  • Alnus orientalis f. winkleri Callier, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 227. 1911.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional:Southwestern Asia Cyprus; Iran; Lebanon-Syria; Palestine; Turkey References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Davis, P.H. (ed.) 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. 9 vols. + Supplement. University Press, Edinburgh. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alnus orientalis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 26.
• IUCN: Alnus orientalis  (Data Deficient)
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alnus orientalis. Published online. Accessed 17 January 2019.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Orientalische Erle
English: Oriental Alder
français: Aulne d'Orient
Türkçe: Doğu kızılağacı

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