Alnus

== Translingual == === Etymology === Latin alnus (“alder”) === Proper noun === Alnus f A taxonomic genus within the family Betulaceae – alders and related trees. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fagales – order; Betulaceae – family; Betuloideae - subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Alnus subg. Alnobetula, Alnus subg. Alnus, Alnus subg. Clethropsis - subgenera Alnus glutinosa (European alder) - type species; Alnus incana (grey alder), Alnus serrulata (hazel alder), Alnus viridis (green alder) - selected other species; for others see References. === References === Alnus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Alnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Alnus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Alnus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Alnus at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Alnus”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026 Alnus at USDA Plants database Betuloideae at APWeb Alnus at Tropicos Alnus at Plants of the World Online