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Sorbus poteriifolia

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Sorbus poteriifolia
Leaves and flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species:
S. poteriifolia
Binomial name
Sorbus poteriifolia
Synonyms[2]
  • Pyrus poteriifolia (Hand.-Mazz.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.

Sorbus poteriifolia is a species of rowan native to south-central China and northern Myanmar.[2] It is a shrub found at 3000 to 4000 m above sea level.[3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 62: 223 (1925)
  2. ^ a b "Sorbus poteriifolia Hand.-Mazz". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ Li, Xiao-Xian; Zhou, Zhe-Kun (2005). "Endemic Wild Ornamental Plants from Northwestern Yunnan, China". HortScience. 40 (6): 1612–1619. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI.40.6.1612.
  4. ^ "Sorbus poteriifolia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 11 October 2020.