Alnus jorullensis
| Alnus jorullensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Alnus |
| Subgenus: | Alnus |
| Species: | A. jorullensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alnus jorullensis Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, J.A.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Alnus jorullensis (Mexican alder) is an evergreen or semi-evergreen alder, native to eastern and southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and the high Andes of South America.[1][2] It is a medium-sized tree growing to 20–25 m tall. The leaves are obovate to elliptic, 5–12 cm long, somewhat leathery in texture with a serrated margin and glandular on the underside. The flowers are wind-pollinated catkins, produced in early spring.[3]
It is used for ornamental planting in warm temperate areas such as southern California.
- Subspecies[1]
- Alnus jorullensis subsp. jorullensis - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
- Alnus jorullensis subsp. lutea Furlow - Mexico
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Macbride, J. F. 1937. Betulaceae, Flora of Peru. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(2/2): 267–268.
- ↑ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras