Sorbus sect. Sorbus

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 437.

Winter buds ovoid to ovoid-conic, dull, not glaucous, not glutinous, densely hairy, hairs usually whitish, rarely rufous. Leaflets minutely, densely papillose abaxially (at 70× ), not glaucous adaxially. Flowers: perianth and androecium semiepigynous. Pomes red to orange; sepals persistent; carpels distinct in distal 1/2, apex convex.

Distribution

Introduced; Eurasia, n Africa, Atlantic Islands (Iceland, Madeira), introduced also in Pacific Islands (New Zealand).

Discussion

Species 4 (2 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

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Peter F. Zika +  and Stéphane M. Bailleul +
Linnaeus +
Eurasia +, n Africa +, Atlantic Islands (Iceland +, Madeira) +  and introduced also in Pacific Islands (New Zealand). +
Sp. Pl. +  and Gen. Pl. ed. +
1753 +  and 1754 +
Sorbus sect. Sorbus +
Sorbus subg. Sorbus +
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