SUPERIOR BROAD-LEAVED SPECIES ALNUS CREMASTOGYNE, ITS HABITAT, LIFE HISTORY, SPECIAL USES AND GENETICS

Alnus cremastogyne is a Chinese endemic species of Alnus in Betulaceae family and is a very important commercial tree species in the subtropical regions of China. Many works on its distribution and characteristics have been carried out in China. However, a comprehensive and systematic review on A. cremastogyne is still needed for the seeds and the cultivation methodology, where it holds the key research directions in the future, for the natural forest protection and its plantation cultivation. The current work involved systematically review on its progress in the habitat, life history, special uses and genetics. The work also comprehensively described the silviculture element, which is beneficial to the understanding, evaluation, protection and utilisation of A. cremastogyne.