Sorbus ulleungensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species:
S. ulleungensis
Binomial name
Sorbus ulleungensis
Chin S.Chang[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pyrus ulleungensis (Chin S.Chang) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Sorbus commixta var. ulleungensis (Chin S.Chang) M.Kim

Sorbus ulleungensis is a species of rowan native to Ulleung Island of South Korea.[2] Its cultivar 'Olympic Flame' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3] This medium-sized upright tree, growing to 8 m (26 ft), has large leaves which turn brilliant shades of red and orange in Autumn. Small white flowers in Spring are followed by bright red berries in the Autumn.

References

  1. ↑ Harvard Pap. Bot. 19: 252 (2014)
  2. 1 2 "Sorbus ulleungensis Chin S.Chang". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sobus ulleungensis 'Olympic Flame'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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