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Alnus nepalensis

Alnus nepalensis

Himalayan alder · Indian alder · Lal-amiri · Nepal Black Cedar · Nepal alder · Nepalese alder · Nepali Alder · Otish · Ust · Utees · Utis · nepaali lepp · ni po er qi mu

At a glance

Origin / distribution: TW, US

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: BETULIN, BETULINIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Betulaceae

Scientific name: Alnus nepalensis

Common names: Himalayan alder, Indian alder, Lal-amiri, Nepal Black Cedar, Nepal alder, Nepalese alder, Nepali Alder, Otish, Ust, Utees, Utis, nepaali lepp, ni po er qi mu

POWO: 294958-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in TW, US.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • TW
  • US

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • The Carbon Credit of Alnus nepalensis Forest Stands as a Source of Livelihood to the Local Inhabitants in the Garhwal Himalaya · 2026 source ↗
  • Plant-mediated synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles using <i>Alnus nepalensis</i> D. Don for biological applications. · 2024 source ↗
  • Plant-mediated synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles using Alnus nepalensis D. Don for biological applications · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • BETULIN
  • BETULINIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Alnus nepalensis
Alnus nepalensis · Mildeep

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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