Alnus henryi C.K.Schneid.

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Betulaceae > Alnus

Characteristics

Trees. Branchlets yellow-green, sparsely pubescent when young. Petiole slender, 1-1.6 cm, pubescent in furrow; leaf blade broadly ovate, ovate, or elliptic, 4-8 × 2.5-5 cm, both surfaces subglabrous, base rounded, rarely rounded-cuneate, margin remotely minutely serrate, apex obtuse or acute; lateral veins 7-9 on each side of midvein. Female inflorescences 5-13 in a panicle, ellipsoid, 1.3-1.5 cm, subsessile; bracts persistent, ca. 4 mm, woody, base cuneate, apex rounded, 5-lobed. Nutlet elliptic, with papery wings ca. 1/3 as wide as nutlet. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Aug-Sep.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Nitrogen fixer frankia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
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Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Alnus henryi world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Conservation status

Alnus henryi threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107669-1
WFO ID wfo-0000945662
COL ID C2Q8
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Synonyms

Alnus henryi