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Alnus
| Description | Alder is the common name of a genus of flowering plants (Alnus) belonging to the birch family Betulaceae. The genus comprises about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few species extending into Central America, as well as the northern and southern Andes. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Alnus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Alnus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | alder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Alnus Mill. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. D. MacGinitie. 1941. A Middle Eocene Flora from the Central Sierra Nevada. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 534:1-178 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Erle, 오리나무속, Alder, Alar, Alders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnus |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Alnus glutinosa x incana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus glutinosa × incana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus acuminata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus alaskana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus alnobetula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus aschersoniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus barnesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus carpinoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus cordata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus corylifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus cremastogyne species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus cuprovallis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus djavanshirii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus dolichocarpa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus elliptica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus fagifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus fallacina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus fauriei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus ferdinandi-coburgii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus firma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus formosana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus glutinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus glutipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus grandifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus hakkodensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus hanedae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus harneyana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus henryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus hirsuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus hosoii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus incana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus japonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus jarbidgana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus jorullensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus kanseana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus lanata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus larsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus latibracteosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus latissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus lusatica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus macrodenta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus mairei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus mandschurica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus mandshurica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus maritima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus martini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus matsumurae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus maximowiczii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus mayrii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus merriami species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus muelleri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Alnus nepalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus newberryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus nitida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus oblongifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus operia species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Alnus orientalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus paniculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus parvifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus peculiaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus pendula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus praecordata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus preacuminata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus prerhomifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus pubescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus pyramidalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus pyramidensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus rhombifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus rubra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus rubroides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus schmidtae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus scotti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus serrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus serrulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus serrulatoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus sieboldiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus silesiaca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus smithiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus spaethii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus subcordata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus suginoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus trabeculosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alnus vermicularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Betula-Alnus Marshall | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Betula-Alnus |
| Clethropsis Spach | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Clethropsis |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1768 | Alnus Miller |
| 1941 | Alnus MacGinitie |
| 1959 | Alnus Brown p. 128 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
