Sorbus maderensis

Sorbus maderensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species: S. maderensis
Binomial name
Sorbus maderensis
Dode

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

Sorbus maderensis flowers at Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire, England.

Etymology

Sorbus is the Latin name for the fruit of the service tree. Maderensis means 'from Madeira'.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Carvalho, J.A. (2011). "Sorbus maderensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 247, 356
  • Carvalho, J.A. (2011). "Sorbus maderensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 May 2014.


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