Biology:Sorbus microphylla

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Sorbus

Sorbus microphylla
Sorbus microphylla - Small Leaf Rowan on way from Gangria to Valley of Flowers National Park - during LGFC - VOF 2019 (1).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species:
S. microphylla
Binomial name
Sorbus microphylla
(Wall. ex Hook.f.) Wenz.[1]
Synonyms
  • Pyrus microphylla (Wenz.) Wall. ex Hook.f.

Sorbus microphylla, the small-leaf rowan, is a species of plant found in the Himalayas and China.[2] It is probably a species aggregate.[3] The berries are eaten by red pandas.[4]

References

  1. Linnaea 38: 76 (1873)
  2. "Sorbus microphylla (Wall. ex Hook.f.) Wenz.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:741850-1. 
  3. "小叶花楸 xiao ye hua qiu". efloras.org. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242411073. "… derived partly from Sorbus rufopilosa and … partly from hybrids and back-crosses between … S. filipesS. rehderiana and S. monbeigii" 
  4. Pradhan, Sunita; Saha, Gautom K.; Khan, Jamal A. (2001). "Ecology of the red panda Ailurus fulgens in the Singhalila National Park, Darjeeling, India". Biological Conservation 98: 11–18. doi:10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00079-3. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15528215 entry