Taxon: Alnus acuminata Kunth

Summary

Genus:

Alnus

Family:

Betulaceae

Subfamily:

Betuloideae

Nomen number:

401974

Place of publication:

F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:16[folio]; 2:20[quarto]. 1817

Verified:

04/20/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Alnus acuminata Kunth subsp. acuminata (0 active accession[s])
Alnus acuminata Kunth subsp. arguta (Schltdl.) Furlow (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Furlow, J. J. 1979. The systematics of the American species of Alnus (Betulaceae). Rhodora 81:97.
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tlaxcala		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela		w.	Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Jujuy		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Salta		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Tucumán		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia		w.	Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela (w.)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia (w.), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán]

Reference(s)

Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=401974. Accessed 17 October 2026.