Sorbus randaiensis
| Sorbus randaiensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Sorbus |
| Subgenus: | Sorbus |
| Section: | Commixtae[1] |
| Species: | S. randaiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorbus randaiensis (Hayata) Koidz. | |
Sorbus randaiensis is a species of rowan that is native to the high mountains of Taiwan (altitude 2,100–3,950 m[2]). It is a tree 3–8 m tall with white flowers and reddish fruit.[3]
Sorbus randaiensis is sometimes cultivated.[1]
References
- 1 2 McAllister, H.A. (2005). The genus Sorbus: Mountain Ash and other Rowans. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1842460887.
- ↑ Flora of China gives 4,200 m as the maximum altitude, but the highest point of Taiwan, Mount Yushan, is 3,952 m
- ↑ Lu Lingdi and Stephen A. Spongberg. "Sorbus randaiensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
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