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Scandosorbus

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Scandosorbus
Scandosorbus intermedia flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Amygdaloideae
Tribe: Maleae
Subtribe: Malinae
Genus: Scandosorbus
Sennikov (2018)
Species[1]
Synonyms[1]

Borkhausenia Sennikov & Kurtto (2017), non. illeg., non Borckhausenia.

Scandosorbus is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. It includes two species of trees native to northern Europe.[1]

Both species are the result of hybridization. S. intermedia was derived from an ancient hybridization among Aria, Sorbus, and Torminalis. S. liljeforsii is more recently derived from S. intermedia × Sorbus aucuparia.[2]

The genus was proposed to replace Borkhausenia Sennikov & Kurtto (2017), which is an illegitimate near-homonym. Borkhausenia was intended to describe all species from hybridization among Aria, Sorbus, and Torminalis.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Scandosorbus Sennikov. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Sennikov, Alexander N. (October 2018). "Scandosorbus (Rosaceae), a New Generic Name for Sorbus intermedia and Its Hybrid". Annales Botanici Fennici. 55 (4–6): 321–323. doi:10.5735/085.055.0413.