Biology:Sorbus koehneana

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Sorbus

Sorbus koehneana
Sorbus-koehneana-fruits2.jpg
Sorbus koehneana has white berries with red pedicels
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species:
S. koehneana
Binomial name
Sorbus koehneana
C.K.Schneid.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Sorbus koehneana, also known as Koehne mountain ash, is a species of rowan native to central and southeast China and Qinghai.[2][3] It is found in mixed forests or thickets in mountains 2,300 to 4,000 m above sea level.[4] The species epithet is named after Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne, a late 19th century German botanist. Sorbus koehneana has white fruits and it's famous for the bright red color of its leaves in autumn.

References

  1. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6: 316 (1906)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Sorbus koehneana C.K.Schneid.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:741810-1. 
  3. "Sorbus koehneana C.k. Schneid. Koehne mountain ash". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/113710/Sorbus-koehneana-C-K-Schneid/Details. Retrieved 13 October 2020. "Synonyms Sorbus fruticosa 'Koehneana'; Sorbus pogonopetala" 
  4. "陕甘花楸 sha gan hua qiu". efloras.org. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200011691. 

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