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Alnus Mill.

This genus name was first published in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000001331.

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Synonyms of Alnus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Betula-alnus Marshall Arbust. Amer. : 19 (1785) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000004549
Cremastogyne Czerep. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk SSSR 17: 91. 1955. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000009630
Semidopsis Zumagl. Fl. Pedem. 1: 249. 1849. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000035034
Alnobetula Schur Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4: 68 (1853) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043730

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Alnus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus acuminata var. genuina Regel Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 147. 1861 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013817
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus alnobetula var. corylifolia (Kern. ex Dalla Torre) Dalla Torre & Sarnth. Fl. Tirol 4(2): 51. 1909 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013977
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus alnobetula var. genuina Regel Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 135. 1861 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013847
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus alnobetula var. microphylla (Arv.-Touv.) Callier Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 121. 1904 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013856
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus alnobetula var. pilosa Gelmi Fl. Tirol 6(2): 51. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013974
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus arguta var. genuina Regel Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13(2): 151. 1861 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013948
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus aschersoniana Callier Jahresber. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult. 69(2): 82 (1891 publ. 1892) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000944333
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus aschersoniana var. pomeranica Callier Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 232. 1911 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013498
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus aurea Verschaff. Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 1860: 8. (1860) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000038330
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus badensis Láng ex Hagenb. Tent. Fl. Basil. 2: 182. 1843 (1843) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000038389
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus beckii var. ambigua Callier Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 7: 54. 1889 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013705
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus betulifolia G.Y.Li, Z.H.Chen & D.D.Ma Ann. Bot. Fenn. 56(4-6): 247. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000020396
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus borealis var. koreana (Callier) Nakai Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 33: 44. 1919 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013682
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus borealis var. latifolia Nakai Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 33: 45. 1919 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013538
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus communis Desf. ex Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 638. 1891 (1891) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000038426
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus cordata subsp. neapolitana (Savi) J.-M.Tison Evaxiana 0.4875 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200028482
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus cordata var. rotundifolia Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 148. 1891 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013998
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus crispa subsp. maximoviczii (Callier) Hultén – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367321
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus cuneata Geyer ex Walp. Ann. Bot. Syst. 1: 286 (1848) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000944727
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus dimitrovii Jordanov & Kitan. Izv. Bot. Inst. (Sofia) 1: 8. 1950 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000944770
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus elongata Royle Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [Royle] 343, nomen (Quid?). 1839 [Feb 1839] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001351788
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus emarginata Krock. Fl. Siles. 3: 196. 1814 (1814) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000038327
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus februaria var. incana (L.) Kuntze Taschen-Fl. Leipzig 239. 1867 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013958
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus februaria var. parvifolia Kuntze Taschen-Fl. Leipzig 239. 1867 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200014067
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus februaria var. sardoa Kuntze Taschen-Fl. Leipzig 239. 1867 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200014013
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus fernandi-coburgii C.K.Schneid. Bot. Gaz. 64: 147 1917 — wfo-0001274069
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus fiekii Callier Jahresber. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult. 69(2): 83 (1891 publ. 1892) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000944932
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus fiekii var. dressleri Callier Jahresber. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult. 69(2): 84. 1892 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000944941
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus fiekii var. silesiaca (Fiek) Callier Jahresber. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult. 69(2): 84. 1892 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013780
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus figertii Callier Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. vii. (1889) 56. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001274370
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus frangula L. ex Huth Helios 11(9): 134 1893 — wfo-0001265698
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus fruticosa var. manschurica Callier ex Kom. Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 22: 59. 1903 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013898
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus fruticosa var. typica Callier Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 121. 1904 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013862
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus gigantea Nakai J. Jap. Bot. 16: 67 (1940) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000945167
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus glandulosa Sarg. ? — wfo-0001274135
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus glutinosa f. corticiformis Molski ex Siciński & E.Filipiak in Roczn. Dendrol. 40: 35, contrary to Art. 37.5 ICBN (1988). 1993 [1992 publ. 1993] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326696
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus glutinosa var. cylindrostachya H.J.P.Winkl. Pflanzenr. IV, 61: 118. 1904 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013914
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus glutinosa var. foliisvariegatis Corrie Miller's Dict. Gard. 157. 1834 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013951
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus glutinosa var. vulgaris Spach Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 15: 207. 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013923
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus hanedae Sugimoto New Keys Jap. Trees : 457 (1961) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000945651
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus hybrida var. pubescens (Tausch) Callier Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 130. 1904 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013706
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus imperialis (G.Kirchn.) Rob. Gard. Chron. n.s., 2: 334. 1874 (1874) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000038476
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus incana f. americana (Regel) P.D.Sell Fl. Gr. Brit. Ireland 0.517361111. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200002762
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus incana f. emersoniana (Fernald) P.D.Sell Fl. Gr. Brit. Ireland 0.517361111. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200002457
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus incana f. laceratifolia P.D.Sell Fl. Gr. Brit. Ireland 0.517361111. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200002458
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus incana subsp. tchangbokii Chin S.Chang & H.Kim Forest Sci. Technol. (Harbin) 7: 44. 2011 (2011) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200012608
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus incana var. hypomalaca (Fernald) P.D.Sell Fl. Gr. Brit. Ireland 0.517361111. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200002459
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus incana var. laciniata Gaudin Fl. Helv. 6: 139. 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013858
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus incana var. nana Brenner Acta Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 34(4): 12. 1911 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013920
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus incana var. vulgaris Spach Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 15: 206. 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013906
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus japonica var. genuina Callier Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 228. 1911 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013823
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus japonica var. rufa Nakai Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 33: 45. 1919 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200014031
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus jorullensis var. typica Regel Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 38(II): 425. 1865 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200014048
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus koehnei Callier Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins , n.f., 37: 78 (1927) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000946540
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus laciniata Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. [Ehrhart] 3: 22. 1788 [Jun-Jul 1788] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001274070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus ljungeri Murai Bull. Gov. Forest Exp. Sta. 171: 60 1964 — wfo-0001274371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus lobata Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 3: 671. 1881 [prob. Jul 1881] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001274076
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus macrophylla Desf. ex Corrie Miller's Dict. Gard. 157. 1834 (1834) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000038452
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus maritima var. metoporina (Furlow) A.E.Murray Kalmia 13: 3. 1983 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001409699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus microphylla Arv.-Touv. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 26: 39 (1879) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000946816
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus minor var. brembana (Rota) Fiori Nuov. Fl. Italia 1(3): 355. 1923 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013950
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus oblongata var. elliptica Corrie Miller's Dict. Gard. 157. 1834 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013999
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus oblongifrons Borbás ex Callier Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 237, in syn. 1911 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001348768
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus obtusifolia Royle Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [Royle] 343, nomen (Quid?). 1839 [Feb 1839] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001274127
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus oxyacantha Lodd. ex Corrie Miller's Dict. Gard. 157. 1834 (1834) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000038443
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus oxyacantha hort. ex Lavallée Énum. Arbres 223, nomen. 1877 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000947262
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus pseudoglutinosa Dostál Kv?tena ?SR 2: 838. 1949 (1949) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000036340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus pumila Nois. ex Corrie Miller's Dict. Gard. 157. 1834 (1834) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000038374
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus purpusii Callier Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 132. 1904 (1904) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000947360
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus repens Wormsk. ex Hornem. Fl. Dan. 2738. 1867 (1867) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000038421
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus rhombifolia var. typica Callier Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 229. 1911 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013888
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus rohlenae Vít, Douda & Mandák – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000001305
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus rubra Desf. ex Corrie Miller's Dict. Gard. 157. 1834 (1834) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000038473
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus serrulata var. vulgaris Fernald Rhodora 47: 358. 1945 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013873
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus silesiaca Fiek Jahresber. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult. 66: 178 (1888 publ. 1889) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000947817
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus silesiaca var. macrocarpa Callier Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 232. 1911 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000804694
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus silesiaca var. vulgaris Callier Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 232. 1911 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013764
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus sinuata var. typica Callier Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 888. 1912 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013928
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus sitchensis var. typica Callier Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 123. 1904 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200014023
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus spaethii Callier Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. : 215 (1908) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000947919
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus subrotunda Desf. Tabl. École Bot. , ed. 2: 244 (1815) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000947998
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus tenuifolia var. ferrugineo-tomentosa Brayshaw Occas. Pap. British Columbia Prov. Mus. 18: 133, nom. nov., without replaced synonym page. 1976 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001400837
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus tomentosa Hartig Vollst. Naturgesch. Culturpfl. Deutschl. 2: 338. 1852 (1852) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000038351
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus vilmoriana hort. ex Lebas Rev. Hort. (Paris) 37: 446 (1866) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000948162
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus viridis var. cordifolia Zapal. Consp. Fl. Gallic. Crit. 2: 5. 1908 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013932
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus viridis var. corylifolia (Kern. ex Dalla Torre) Callier Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 121. 1904 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200014074
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus viridis var. demissorum Borbás Oesterr. Bot. Z. 32: 410. 1882 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013961
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus viridis var. foucaudii Briq. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 9: 120. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200014026
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus viridis var. grandifolia Beck Fl. Nieder-Osterreich 262. 1890 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013926
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus viridis var. minor Parl. Fl. Ital. 4: 131. 1868 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013984
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus viridis var. mollis Beck Fl. Nieder-Osterreich 262. 1890 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013919
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus viridis var. pumila Ces. Linnaea 32: 229. 1863 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200013979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus viridis var. vulgaris Callier Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 225. 1911 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200014053
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Alnus washinhtonia Wetzel ? — wfo-0001274126