Botanical Name

Alnus crispa (Aiton) Pursh [Betulaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Johan Eugenius

Collection Date-s

25 July 1926

Collection Location

Groenl. Occid.: Neria ca 61°33'N [Greenland]

Colonial Context

Greenland 1721 – 1953

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

det. Alf E. Porsild; Alnus C H. O[stenfeld] henfører den Grl. til Var af A crispus (Ait) Pursh Callier til Var af A. viridis; Alnus alnobetula var. repens (Wormsk. ex Hornem.) H.J.P. Winkl.

Ownership and Collection Management History

ex Herbarium Morten P. Porsild

Common Names

mountain alder; Orpik; Fjeld-Birk

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

Specimen Annotations by Johan Eugenius
Old Greenlandic:
patdlît kingunigssagdlit kangerdlûp Kínguanïtut naggorigsume Neriame 25/7-26 J Eugenius Neria
New Greenlandic | Kalaallisut:
Palliit kingunissallit kangerluup qinnguaniittut naggorissumi Neriami 25/7-26 J Eugenius Neria
Danish:
Pil med frø på frodig jord i bunden af fjorden ved Neria 25/7-26 J Eugenius Neria

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD855885

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)