Karpatiosorbus subcuneata
Karpatiosorbus subcuneata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Karpatiosorbus |
Species: | K. subcuneata
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Binomial name | |
Karpatiosorbus subcuneata (Wilmott) Sennikov & Kurtto
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Synonyms | |
Sorbus subcuneata Wilmott |
Karpatiosorbus subcuneata, the Somerset whitebeam,[2] is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to coastal north Devon and west Somerset in the United Kingdom. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description[]
Karpatiosorbus subcuneata is a small tree, reaching a height of 18 metres (59 ft). Its leaves are on average twice as long as broad. Fruits are distinctive – globose, reddish brown, and covered with silvery lenticels.[3]
References[]
- ^ Rivers, M.C., Rich, T.C.G. & Beech, E. 2017. Sorbus subcuneata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T34722A80736635. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34722A80736635.en. Downloaded on 25 October 2017.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Rich, T.C.G., Houston, L., Robertson, A. and Proctor, M.C.F., 2010. Whitebeams, Rowans and Service trees of Britain and Ireland: a monograph of British and Irish'Sorbus' L. London: Botanical Society of the British Isles.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Karpatiosorbus
- Endemic flora of England
- Vulnerable plants
- Plants described in 1934