Alnus nepalensis

Alnus nepalensis

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Alnus nepalensis 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. Clethropsis
Species: Alnus nepalensis

Name

Alnus nepalensis D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 58 (1825).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Clethropsis nepalensis (D.Don) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 202 (1841).
• Heterotypic
  • Betula leptostachya Wall., Numer. List: n.º 2799 (1831), nom. nud.
  • Betula leptophylla Regel in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 181 (1868).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, Tibet. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya. Indo-China Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Introduced into: Hawaii. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Li, P.C. & Skvortsov, A.K. 1999. Alnus. Pp. 301-304 in Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 4: Cycadaceae through Fagaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 0-915279-70-3. efloras PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Shaw, K., Roy , S. & Wilson, B. 2014. Alnus nepalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194649A2355690.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Alnus nepalensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Alnus nepalensis. Published online. Accessed: March 14 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Alnus nepalensis. Accessed: 14 March 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Alnus nepalensis. 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 March 14. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Nepal alder, Nepal Black Cedar Перем Коми: Непалісь ловпу
中文: 尼泊爾赤楊

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