Alnus

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Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Family:BETULACEAE
Genus: Alnus Mill.
Common Name:ALDER
Specimen: View USF Herbarium specimens of this genus

Classification

Division
Class
Sub Class
Order FAGALES
FamilyBETULACEAE
Genus Alnus

Citation

Citation ALNUS Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 1754.
Basionym: **
Type: TYPE: Alnus glutinosa (Linnaeus) Gaertner (Betula alnus Linnaeus, var. glutinosa Linnaeus) Lectotypified by Furlow, Rhodora 81: 74. 1979.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Species

Scientific NameCommon NameHerbarium SpecimensPhotos
Alnus serrulata HAZEL ALDER

Identification Key

Genus Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Alnaster Alnaster Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 2. 15: 183, 200. 1841. TYPE: Alnus viridis Spach, nom. illegit. (Betula viridis Chaix, nom. illegit.; Betula alnobetula Ehrhart)
Alnobetula Alnobetula (W. D. J. Koch) Schur, Verh. Mitth. Siebeguerg Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4: 68. 1853.BASIONYM: Alnus Miller, sect. Alnobetula W. D. J. Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv., ed. 2. 762. 1844.TYPE: Alnobetula viridis Schur (Betula viridis Chaix, nom. illegit.; Betula alnobetula Ehrhart) = Alnaster Spach 1841.
Betula-alnus Betula-alnus Marshall, Arbust. Amer. 19. 1785. TYPE: Non designatus.
Clethropsis Clethropsis Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 2. 15: 183, 201. 1841. TYPE: Non designatus.
Semidopsis Semidopsis Zumaglini, Fl. Pedem. 1: 249. 1849. TYPE: Semidopsis viridis Zumaglini, nom. illegit. (Betula viridis Chaix, nom. illegit.; Betula alnobetula Ehrhart) = Alnaster Spach 1841.
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