Alnus cordata

Alnus cordata
Scientific 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
  • 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, 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. It has been introduced in Sicily, Sardinia, and more recently in Central-Northern Italy, other European countries (France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom) and extra-European countries (Chile, New Zealand), where it has become naturalised.

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