Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fagales > Family Betulaceae

Alnus Mill.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

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

Children

Alnus cordata (Loisel.) Duby
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
Alnus incana (L.) Moench
Alnus orientalis Decne.
Alnus subcordata C. A. Mey.
Alnus viridis (Chaix) DC.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English-United States: alders sources: Charles Hussey
 Norwegian Bokmål: oreslekta
 Norwegian Nynorsk: oreslekta
 Swedish: alar

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Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Alnus Mill.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=373A127C-70F9-47AA-B867-AB2E8FDCC300

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Occurrence

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