Alnus

See also: alnus and aļņus

Translingual

Etymology

Latin alnus (“alder”)

Proper noun

Alnus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Betulaceae – the alders and related trees.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fagales - order; Betulaceae - family; Betuloideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Alnus subg. Alnobetula, Alnus subg. Alnus, Alnus subg. Clethropsis - subgenera
- Alnus glutinosa (European alder) - type species; Alnus incana (gray alder), Alnus serrulata (hazel alder), Alnus viridis (green alder) - selected other species; for others see References.

References

Alnus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Alnus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Alnus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Alnus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Alnus at Encyclopedia of Life
Alnus at Fossilworks
Alnus at USDA Plants database
Betuloideae at APWeb
Alnus at Tropicos
Alnus at The Plant List

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