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. 1 2 McAllister, H.A. (2005). The genus Sorbus: Mountain Ash and other Rowans. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1842460887.
  2. Flora of China gives 4,200 m as the maximum altitude, but the highest point of Taiwan, Mount Yushan, is 3,952 m
  3. 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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