Alnus
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Alnus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Betulaceae – 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, fabids – 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 (grey 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 at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Alnus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Alnus at Paleobiology Database
- Alnus at USDA Plants database
- Betuloideae at APWeb
- Alnus at Tropicos
- Alnus at Plants of the World Online
