Alnus acuminata

Alnus acuminata, cultivated

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Alnus acuminata is listed as Least Concern.

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

• Roy, S., Shaw, K., Wilson, B. & Rivers, M.C. 2016. Alnus acuminata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T32025A2808218.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Alnus acuminata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Alnus acuminata. Published online. Accessed: October 21 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Alnus acuminata. Accessed: 21 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Alnus acuminata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 21. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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

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