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Alnus acuminata

Authority	O. Kuntze
Family	Magnoliopsida:Hamamelidae:Fagales:Betulaceae
Synonyms	Alnus acutissima Callier, Alnus castanaefolia Mirb., Alnus ferruginea H.B.& K., Alnus jorullensis Kunth var. acuminata (Kunth) Kuntze, Alnus jorullensis Kunth var. ferruginea (Kunth) Kuntze, Alnus jorullensis Kunth var. mirbellii (Spach) H.J. Winkler, Alnus lanceolata Phil., Alnus lindeni Regel, Alnus mirbellii Spach., Alnus spachii Callier
Common names	aile, aliso, ilite, jaul, lambràn, ramràm
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Ecocrop code	3020

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A medium-sized to tall evergreen tree often 10-25 m but may reach 30-40 m in height. The trunk is straight and 20-50 cm or up to 100 cm in diameter. On unfavourable sites it may only develop into a shrub. USES The wood can be used for furniture, cabinetwork, coffins, boxes, interior construction, posts, plywood, carving, pulp, and firewood. The inner bark yields tannin and dye. It is mentioned as a good agroforestry tree. KILLING T It can withstand temperatures that dip briefly below 0°C. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. Can reach up to 25 m in 10 years. (GMIN and GMAX estimated by the compiler). COMMON NAMES Alder, Oregon alder, Andes alder, Erle, Aune, Aliso, Ramram, Lambram, Jaul, Aile, Saimo, Lambran, Aliso del cerro. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: A. ferruginea, A. mirbellii, A. spachii, A. jorullensis. Alder is indigenous to the mountain regions of Central and South America. It grows well on step mountain slopes at elevations between 1000 m in Costa Rica and 3800 m in Peru. The tree occur naturally within the latitudinal range of 18°N-28°S. It reproduces itself freely on exposed bare-soil surfaces. Grown in rotations of about 20 years the optimum annual yield of wood for fuel and industrial use is 10-15 m3/ha. The tree is well adapted to high relative humidity, and it has to be protected from cold dry winds. It regenerates rapidly and fixes nitrogen.
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SOURCES (A. acuminata O. Kuntze) Webb D 1984 pp 104 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, LIG, KTMP, USE] National RC 1980 pp 76-77 [USE, DRA, TEMP, RAIN, DEP, DRA, TEXT] National RC 1983c pp 69 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, TEXT, DEP, DRA] INSPIRE species 19 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, LIG, KTMP, USE] FAO For. Paper 77 pp 48 Little E 1983 pp 56-60 [KTMP, RAIN, DRA, TEXT, USE] Hensleight T 1988 pp 370 [TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, USE]