Alnus orientalis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Betulaceae
Subfamilia: Betuloideae
Genus: Alnus
Subgenus: A. subg. Alnus
Species: Alnus orientalis
Name

Alnus orientalis Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 4: 348 (1835).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Alnus longifolia Bové ex Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 4: 348 (1835).
Betula longifolia Bové ex Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 208 (1841).
Alnus oblongata Kotschy ex Regel, Prodr. 16(2): 185 (1868).
Alnus tomentosa Hartig, Vollst. Naturgesch. Culturpfl. Deutschl. 2: 338 (1852).
Alnus orientalis f. tomentosa (Hartig) H.J.P.Winkl., Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 113 (1904).
Alnus orientalis var. longifolia H.J.P.Winkl., Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 113 (1904).
Alnus orientalis var. ovalifolia H.J.P.Winkl., Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 113 (1904).
Alnus orientalis var. weissii H.J.P.Winkl., Pflanzenr., IV, 61: 113 (1904).
Alnus orientalis f. puberula Callier, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 228 (1911).
Alnus orientalis f. winkleri Callier, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 227 (1911).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Western Asia
Cyprus, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Additional references

Davis, P.H. (ed.) 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. 9 vols. + Supplement. University Press, Edinburgh. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alnus orientalis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 26. Reference page.
IUCN: Alnus orientalis (Data Deficient)
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alnus orientalis. Published online. Accessed: 17 January 2019.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Orientalische Erle
English: Oriental Alder
français: Aulne d'Orient
Türkçe: Doğu kızılağacı

Alnus orientalis, the Oriental alder, is a deciduous,[1] short-lived[2] species of alder (Alnus). It grows up to 50 meters high, and is native to Cyprus and Cilicia.[3] Its catkins are brown, and bloom from January to March.[1] It usually lives near water, and is resistant to atmospheric pollution, and, like many other alders, is able to capture atmospheric nitrogen with its roots.[2] It is found in Southern Turkey, northwest Syria, Cyprus, Lebanon, and Iran.[4]
References

"Alnus orientalis" (PDF). landscapeplants.aub.edu.lb. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
"Alnus Orientalis (Oriental Alder) | Visit Solea". www.visitsolea.com.
"Alnus orientalis - Trees and Shrubs Online". treesandshrubsonline.org.
"Alnus orientalis | oriental alder/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk.

Plants of Cyprus