Alnus subcordata

Taxobox
name = Caucasian Alder
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fagales
familia = Betulaceae
genus = "Alnus"
subgenus = "Alnus"
species = "A. subcordata"
binomial = "Alnus subcordata"
binomial_authority = C.A.Mey.

"Alnus subcordata", Caucasian Alder, is a species in the family Betulaceae, native to temperate areas of Iran and the Caucasus.

It is a deciduous tree growing to 15-25 m tall, closely related to the Italian Alder ("A. cordata"), with similar glossy green cordate leaves 5-15 cm long. The flowers are catkins, the male catkins very slender, 8-15 cm long, the female catkins small, maturing into a woody cone-like fruit 2-3 cm long containing numerous small winged seeds.

Uses

Its wood is employed in paper production. It has a calorific value of about 4.6 cal/g.