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Sorbus scalaris

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Sorbus scalaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species:
S. scalaris
Binomial name
Sorbus scalaris
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Pyrus scalaris (Koehne) Bean
  • Pyrus pluripinnata (C.K.Schneid.) Cardot
  • Sorbus foliolosa var. pluripinnata C.K.Schneid.
  • Sorbus pluripinnata (C.K.Schneid.) Koehne

Sorbus scalaris is a species of rowan.[1] It is native to western Sichuan and Yunnan in China where it grows in mixed forests on mountain slopes at altitudes of 1600–3000 m. S. scalaris is a shrub or small tree, 3–7 m tall.[2]

Sorbus scalaris is sometimes cultivated. It has been labelled as the most attractive small tree among the orange-fruited Rowan species.[3] Because it is self-incompatible and very few clones are cultivated, most seedlings raised from this species by gardeners are hybrids.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sorbus scalaris Koehne | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ Lu Lingdi and Stephen A. Spongberg. "Sorbus scalaris". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b McAllister, H.A. 2005. The genus Sorbus: Mountain Ash and other Rowans . Kew Publishing.