Biology:Aria graeca
Aria graeca | |
---|---|
Balkan whitebeam leaves and flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Aria |
Species: | A. graeca
|
Binomial name | |
Aria graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) M.Roem.
| |
Synonyms[1] | |
List
|
Aria graeca, also known as the Greek whitebeam and fan-leaved service-tree, is a species of whitebeam, in the rose family (Rosaceae).[2][3][4][5]
Description
The Greek whitebeam is a deciduous shrub or small tree from 1 to 8 metres high. It is superficially similar to the closely related common whitebeam, but differs in having more strongly pronounced serrations on its leaves. It bears white flowers and red pomes.[5][6]
Distribution and habitat
The tree is native to central and southeastern Europe (Albania, Austria, the Balearics, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine), the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia), the Eastern Mediterranean (Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria) and parts of North Africa (Algeria, Morocco).[7]
References
- ↑ "Aria graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) M.Roem. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:721585-1.
- ↑ "Sorbus graeca Lodd. ex Schauer — The Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-27800197.
- ↑ "The Euro+Med Plantbase Project". Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin. 2006. http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=70367&PTRefFk=7300000.
- ↑ "Sorbus graeca (SOUGC)[Overview EPPO Global Database"]. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/SOUGC.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Lebanon FLORA" (in French). Université Saint Joseph, Beyrouth. http://www.lebanon-flora.org/species.php?id_pl=1229.
- ↑ "Hortipedia - Sorbus graeca". https://en.hortipedia.com/Sorbus_graeca.
- ↑ "Distribution". Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin. 2006. http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetailOccurrence.asp?NameId=70367&PTRefFk=7300000.
Wikidata ☰ Q15527923 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aria graeca.
Read more |