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Alnus nepalensis

Authority D. Don Family Magnoliopsida:Hamamelidae:Fagales:Betulaceae Synonyms Common names amieiro do Nepal, aune du Nepal, Nepalese alder Editor Ecocrop code 3024

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A medium-sized deciduous tree reaching a height of 10-33 m and a trunk diameter of 30-100 cm. The trunk is often straight and the crown irregularly spreading. USES The wood can be used for boxes, carpentry, interior parts of furniture, and firewood. Bark can be used for tanning and dyeing. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Nepalese alder, Utis, Maibau, Indian alder, kunis, Kohi, Kunsh, Maibao. FURTHER INF Nepalese alder is indigenous to the Burmese hills, the Himalayas, to China's Yunnan, Szechuan, and Kweichow provinces, and to Indochina. It can be found in the Himalayan at elevations between 1000 and 3000 m, and between 300-1800 m in Hawaii. The tree occur naturally within the latitudinal range of 15-28°N. It is common in stream beds, near streams, in ravines, but also in drier forests and on old cultivated land. The tree fixes nitrogen, it is highly susceptible to wind damage.
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SOURCES (A. nepalensis D. Don) Webb D 1984 pp 103 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, LIG, KTMP, USE] Troup R 1921 pp 911 National RC 1980 pp 78 INSPIRE species 20 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, LIG, KTMP, USE] National RC 1983c pp 69 [RAIN, TEXT, DEP, DRA] Little E 1983 pp 61-63 [LIG, RAIN, DRA, TEXT, USE] Hensleigh T 1988 pp 23-30 [LIG, TEXT, DRA, FER, PH, TEMP, RAIN]