
Betulaceae
Alnus (Not native)
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 21 October 2017
Cultivated, not naturalized
- Alnus japonica (Thunb.) Steud., Nom. ed. 2, 1 (1841) 55; ≡ Betula japonica Thunb., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6 (1799) 45. = Alnus maritima auct. non (Marshall) Muhl. ex Nutt.; Steen., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 5 (1955) 207. Distribution: China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan. Notes: Cultivated in Europe and elsewhere. Extensively cultivated in the Cordillera highlands in open and eroded sites, 1000-2400m. Not naturalized? Cultivated, not naturalized.
References
- 📋 Steenis, CGGJ van. 1955. Betulaceae. Flora Malesiana series 1, 5: 207-208