Betulaceae

Oriental alder

Alnus orientalis Decne.

Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Alnus

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Oriental alder: Alnus orientalis — Photo: Michael Kurz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: نغت مشرقي
English: Oriental alder
Japanese: シリアハンノキ
Turkish: Doğu kızılağacı

Synonyms

Alnus longifolia Bové ex Spach
Alnus oblongata Kotschy ex Regel
Alnus orientalis f. puberula Callier
Alnus orientalis f. tomentosa (Hartig) H.J.P.Winkl.
Alnus orientalis f. winkleri Callier
Alnus orientalis var. longifolia H.J.P.Winkl.
Alnus orientalis var. ovalifolia H.J.P.Winkl.
Alnus orientalis var. pubescens Dippel
Alnus orientalis var. weissii H.J.P.Winkl.
Alnus tomentosa Hartig ex Regel
Alnus tomentosa Hartig
Betula longifolia Bové ex Spach

Photos

Photo: Michael Kurz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nadia Ka, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Michael Kurz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Kurz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.