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| color = lightgreen | name = Mexican Alder | regnum = Plant ae | divisio = Magnoliophyta | classis = Magnoliopsida | ordo = Fagales | familia = Betulaceae | genus = '' Alnus '' | species = ''A. jorullensis'' | binomial = ''Alnus jorullensis'' | binomial_authority = Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth }} The Mexican alder (''Alnus jorullensis'') is an Evergreen or semi-evergreen Alder , native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala , growing at high altitudes in Mountain s there. It is a medium-sized Tree growing to 20-25 m tall. The Leaves are obovate to elliptic, 5-12 cm long, somewhat leathery in texture with a serrated margin and glandular on the underside. The Flower s are wind-pollinated Catkin s, produced in early spring. It is used for ornamental planting in warn temperate areas such as southern California . |