Alnus lusitanica
Alnus lusitanica, dubbed the Iberian alder, is a species of flowering plant in the family Betulaceae, native to Portugal and Spain.[1]
| Alnus lusitanica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Alnus |
| Species: | A. lusitanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Alnus lusitanica Vít, Douda & Mandák | |
A tree of riparian and other wet habitats, it is a tetraploid related to the diploid common alder (Alnus glutinosa).[2]
References
- "Alnus lusitanica Vít, Douda & Mandák". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- Vít, Petr; Douda, Jan; Krak, Karol; Havrdová, Alena; Mandák, Bohumil (2017). "Two new polyploid species closely related to Alnus glutinosa in Europe and North Africa – an analysis based on morphometry, karyology, flow cytometry and microsatellites". Taxon. 66 (3): 567–583. doi:10.12705/663.4.
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