Alnus cordata

Alnus cordata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Alnus
Subgenus: Alnus subg. Alnus
Species:
A. cordata
Binomial name
Alnus cordata
(Loisel.) Duby
Distribution map
Synonyms[1]
  • Betula cordata Loisel.
  • Alnus rotundifolia Bertol.
  • Alnus neapolitana Savi
  • Alnus cordata Desf., invalid, no description nor basionym reference
  • Alnus cordifolia Ten.
  • Alnus obcordata C.A.Mey. ex Steud.
  • Alnus macrocarpa Req. ex Nyman
  • Alnus nervosus Dippel

Alnus cordata, the Italian alder,[1][2] is a tree or shrub species belonging to the family Betulaceae, and native to the southern Apennine Mountains (Campania, Basilicata and Calabria, mainly on western mountain sides) and the north-eastern mountains of Corsica.[3] It has been introduced in Sicily, Sardinia, and more recently in Central-Northern Italy,[4][5][6] other European countries (France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom)[7] and extra-European countries (Chile, New Zealand),[4] where it has become naturalised.

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  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. ^ Gamisans, J. (1983). "L'Aulne à feuilles en coeur Alnus cordata (Loisel.) Loisel. dans son milieu naturel en Corse". Revue forestière française (in French) (3). Nancy: AgroParisTech: 187. doi:10.4267/2042/21651. hdl:2042/21651.
  4. ^ a b Caudullo, G.; Mauri, A. (2016). "Alnus cordata in Europe: distribution, habitat, usage and threats" (PDF). In San-Miguel-Ayanz, J.; de Rigo, D.; Caudullo, G.; Houston Durrant, T.; Mauri, A. (eds.). European Atlas of Forest Tree Species. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. p. 62.
  5. ^ Camarda, I. (1982). "Note su alberi e arbusti della Sardegna" (PDF). Bollettino della Società Sarda di Scienze Naturali (in Italian). 21: 323–331.
  6. ^ Cambria, Salvatore. "Alnus cordata (Loisel.) Duby". Flora e Vegetazione della Sicilia. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  7. ^ Shaw, K.; Wilson, B.; Roy, S. (2014). "Alnus cordata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194657A2356349.en. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)