Alnus japonica
A species in the Betulaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Genus
- Alnus
- Species
- Alnus japonica
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1840
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Alnus japonica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Alnus borealis var. koreanaName author: (Callier) Nakai
- Alnus harinokiName author: Siebold
- Alnus japonicaName author: Siebold & Zucc.
- Alnus japonica f. argutaName author: (Regel) H.Ohba
- Alnus japonica f. koreanaName author: (Callier) H.Ohba
- Alnus japonica f. serrataName author: (Nakai) M.Kim
- Alnus japonica var. argutaName author: (Regel) Callier
- Alnus japonica var. genuinaName author: Callier
- Alnus japonica var. koreanaName author: Callier
- Alnus japonica var. latifoliaName author: Callier
- Alnus japonica var. minorName author: Miq.
- Alnus japonica var. reginosaName author: Nakai
- Alnus japonica var. rufaName author: Nakai
- Alnus japonica var. rufinervisName author: Honda
- Alnus japonica var. serrataName author: Nakai
- Alnus japonica var. villosaName author: L.Zhao & D.Chen
- Alnus maritima var. argutaName author: Regel
- Alnus maritima var. japonicaName author: (Thunb.) Regel
- Alnus reginosaName author: Nakai
- Betula japonicaName author: Thunb.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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