Sorbus
Also known as rowan
Sorbus is a genus of over 100 species of trees and shrubs in the rose family, Rosaceae. Species of Sorbus (s.str.) are commonly known as rowan or mountain-ash. The genus used to include species commonly known as whitebeam, chequer tree and service tree that are now classified in other genera (see below). The genus Sorbus, as currently circumscribed, includes only the pinnate leaved species of former subgenus Sorbus.
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Sorbus is a large genus containing over 100 species of trees and shrubs belonging to the rose family, commonly known as rowan or mountain-ash. The genus was recently reorganized to include only species with feathery, divided leaves, with other related plants like whitebeams and service trees now placed in separate genera.
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Species
Sorbus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRosaceae
Native toTürkiye
General: ., Quercus cerris L., Sorbus umbellata and other broad-leaved plants. Flower: Sorbus erzincanica flowers from May to June and mature
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Research
470 papers- The Sorbus spp.-Underutilised Plants for Foods and Nutraceuticals: Review on Polyphenolic Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Potential.ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Sarv V, Venskutonis PR, Bhat R
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Genus
- Uses
- Ornamental trees
- Gallery
- References
- Further reading
Sorbus is a genus of over 100 species of trees and shrubs in the rose family, Rosaceae. Species of Sorbus (s.str.) are commonly known as rowan or mountain-ash. The genus used to include species commonly known as whitebeam, chequer tree and service tree that are now classified in other genera (see below). The genus Sorbus, as currently circumscribed, includes only the pinnate leaved species of former subgenus Sorbus.
Sorbus is not closely related to the true ash trees which belong to the genus Fraxinus, although the leaves are superficially similar.