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Sorbus maderensis

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Species of plant

Sorbus maderensis
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species: S. maderensis
Binomial name
Sorbus maderensis
(Lowe) Dode
Synonyms
List
  • Pyrus maderensis (Lowe) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Sorbus aucuparia subsp. maderensis (Lowe) McAll.
  • Sorbus aucuparia var. maderensis Lowe
  • Pyrus aucuparia var. maderensis Lowe

Sorbus maderensis is a species of rowan in the family Rosaceae that is endemic to Madeira. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Etymology

Sorbus is the Latin name for the fruit of the service tree. Maderensis means 'from Madeira'.

References

  1. Carvalho, J.A. (2011). "Sorbus maderensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2014.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)
  2. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 247, 356

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Taxon identifiers
Sorbus maderensis


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