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Alnus
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thumb|right|Female alder catkins after shedding their seeds thumb|right|Alnus serrulata male catkins
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Alnus is a genus of plants classified within the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Tracheophyta. It belongs to the class Magnoliopsida, order Fagales, and family Betulaceae. The scientific name is Alnus Mill.
Records indicate 1,572,005 occurrences and 4,154 records. Media counts total 1,462. Institutions including UCMP and SDNHM hold records from the United States. PubMed lists 1,330 entries for the query Alnus. The genus is referenced by 2,015 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Alnus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFagales
- FamilyBetulaceae
General: Only one genus, Alnus, occurs in South America.  Use: trees and shrubs, and soil nitrification (Alnus). Appearance: margin (Alnus and Carpinus). Fruit: in cone-like structure (Alnus Mill.), ovoid and subtended
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,154
- With media
- 1,462
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Collections
- UCMP, SDNHM
- Recorded in
- United States
Research
1,330 papers- The Genus Alnus, A Comprehensive Outline of Its Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Ren X, He T, Chang Y et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules22081383
- Migration patterns of subgenus Alnus in Europe since the last glacial maximum: a systematic review.PloS one · 2014Douda J, Doudová J, Drašnarová A et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088709
- Annotated genome sequence of a fast-growing diploid clone of red alder (Alnus rubra Bong.).G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Hixson KK, Fajardo DA, Devitt NP et al.DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad060
- A lignan from Alnus japonica inhibits glioblastoma tumorspheres by suppression of FOXM1.Scientific reports · 2022Shim JK, Lim SH, Jeong JH et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18185-w
- A Lignan from Alnus japonica Activates Myogenesis and Alleviates Dexamethasone-induced Myotube Atrophy.Planta medica · 2023Lee H, Jeong JH, Hwang SH et al.DOI: 10.1055/a-1891-3366
- Effect of different Alnus taxa on abundance and diversity of introduced and indigenous Frankia in soils and root nodules.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2022Vemulapally S, Guerra T, Hahn DDOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiac020
- Polyphenols of Frangula alnus and Peganum harmala Leaves and Associated Biological Activities.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Elansary HO, Szopa A, Kubica P et al.DOI: 10.3390/plants9091086
- Alnus sibirica Compounds Exhibiting Anti-Proliferative, Apoptosis-Inducing, and GSTP1 Demethylating Effects on Prostate Cancer Cells.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Seonu SY, Kim MJ, Yin J et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules26133830
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- tree
- Parent taxon
- Betuloideae
- Image
- Tagalder8139.jpg
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- taxon common name
- ольха
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Alnus
- Commons category
- Alnus
- topic's main category
- Category:Alnus
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- Commons gallery
- Alnus
- has fruit type
- nucule
- different from
- Olsza
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Description
- Phylogeny
- Classification
- Subgenus ''Alnus''
- Subgenus ''Clethropsis''
- Subgenus ''Alnobetula''
- Not assigned to a subgenus
- Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
- Hybrids
- Fossil record
- Etymology
- Ecology
- Nitrogen fixation and succession of woodland species
- Parasites
- Uses
- Culture
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|Female alder catkins after shedding their seeds thumb|right|Alnus serrulata male catkins
Alders are trees of the genus Alnus in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus includes about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few species extending into Central America, as well as the northern and southern Andes.
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