Alniaria yuana
At the Arnold Arboretum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Alniaria
Species:
A. yuana
Binomial name
Alniaria yuana
(Spongberg) Rushforth
Synonyms[1]
  • Aria yuana (Spongberg) H.Ohashi & Iketani
  • Micromeles yuana (Spongberg) Mezhenskyj
  • Pyrus yuana (Spongberg) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Sorbus yuana Spongberg

Alniaria yuana, (syns. Sorbus yuana, Aria yuana) Yu's whitebeam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Chongqing, and western Hubei, China.[1][2] Rare in the wild, it is usually found on steep ravine slopes over 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in elevation.[3]

A shapely tree reaching 15 m (50 ft), with white flowers, red fruit, and yellow autumn foliage, it appears to be resistant to fire blight, and so is a good candidate for further development as an ornamental.[4] It is used as a street tree in Aarhus, Denmark.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Alniaria yuana (Spongberg) Rushforth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sorbus yuana Yu's whitebeam". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022. 1 suppliers
  3. ↑ "神农架花楸 shen nong jia hua qiu". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Aria yuana (Spongberg) H. Ohashi & H. Iketani". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 12 November 2022. not the strange 'Yuan Whitebeam'
  5. ↑ 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.


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