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Karpatiosorbus subcuneata

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Karpatiosorbus subcuneata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Karpatiosorbus
Species:
K. subcuneata
Binomial name
Karpatiosorbus subcuneata
(Wilmott) Sennikov & Kurtto
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

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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

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  1. ^ Rivers, M.C.; Rich, T.C.G.; Beech, E. (2017). "Sorbus subcuneata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T34722A80736635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34722A80736635.en. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. ^ 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.