Sorbus amabilis

Sorbus amabilis (Chinese: 黄山花楸; pinyin: Huángshān huāqiū; lit.: 'Huangshan rowan'), a species in the Rosaceae, is a tree to around 10 metres (33 ft) tall that occurs in mixed forests and on mountain slopes in eastern China. It is endemic to China and found only in Anhui, Fujian, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Sorbus amabilis
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S. amabilis
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Sorbus amabilis
Cheng ex Yu

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Sorbus amabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32454A9708256. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32454A9708256.en.
  2. Lu Lingdi & Stephen A. Spongberg. "Sorbus amabilis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 27 June 2012.


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