Sorbus discolor

Sorbus discolor
At the botanical garden of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species:
S. discolor
Binomial name
Sorbus discolor
Synonyms[1]
  • Pyrus discolor Maxim.
  • Pyrus pekinensis (Koehne) Cardot
  • Sorbus pekinensis Koehne

Sorbus discolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to China.[1] Although it is recorded in wide use as an ornamental tree in the United Kingdom and other countries,[2] it is not; "Sorbus discolor" is a name erroneously applied to Sorbus commixta, the Japanese rowan.[3][4] Sorbus commixta fruit is bright orange to red, whereas the fruit of Sorbus discolor is white, or possibly dull pink to yellowish-orange.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Sorbus discolor (Maxim.) Maxim". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. ^ Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.
  3. ^ a b "Sorbus discolor (Maxim.) Maxim". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Sorbus discolor misapplied Japanese rowan". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022. Synonyms; Sorbus commixta 'Nanakamado', Sorbus aucuparia 'Cooixta', Sorbus reflexipetala misapplied, Sorbus discolor misapplied, Sorbus matsumurana misapplied, Sorbus randaiensis misapplied, Sorbus wilfordii, Sorbus americana subsp. japonica ... 13 suppliers