Alnus lusitanica explained

Alnus lusitanica, dubbed the Iberian alder, is a species of flowering plant in the family Betulaceae, native to Portugal and Spain.[1]

A tree of riparian and other wet habitats, it is a tetraploid related to the diploid common alder (Alnus glutinosa).[2]

Notes and References

  1. 77164770-1 . Alnus lusitanica Vít, Douda & Mandák . 27 March 2023 .
  2. Two new polyploid species closely related to Alnus glutinosa in Europe and North Africa – an analysis based on morphometry, karyology, flow cytometry and microsatellites . 2017 . Vít . Petr . Douda . Jan . Krak . Karol . Havrdová . Alena . Mandák . Bohumil . Taxon . 66 . 3 . 567–583 . 10.12705/663.4 .

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