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Sorbus
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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 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
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 RDOI: 10.3390/antiox9090813
- Phytoprofiling of Sorbus L. Inflorescences: A Valuable and Promising Resource for Phenolics.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Zymone K, Raudone L, Žvikas V et al.DOI: 10.3390/plants11243421
- [Triterpenoids in Sorbus pohuashanensis suspension cell treated with yeast extract].Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica · 2024Zhang Q, Li Q, Wang J et al.DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20230814.201
- Sorbus alnifolia protects dopaminergic neurodegeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans.Pharmaceutical biology · 2017Cheon SM, Jang I, Lee MH et al.DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2016.1251468
- Crataegus monogyna Jacq., Sorbus aria (L.) Crantz and Prunus spinosa L.: From Edible Fruits to Functional Ingredients: A Review.ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Tamayo-Vives C, Úbeda M, Morales P et al.DOI: 10.3390/foods14132299
- Speciation by triparental hybridization in genus Sorbus (Rosaceae).Biologia futura · 2020Németh C, Papp N, Nosková J et al.DOI: 10.1007/s42977-020-00003-x
- Therapeutic Response of Meniere's Disease Utilizing Sorbus domestica.Cureus · 2024Williams RDOI: 10.7759/cureus.53702
- Commodity risk assessment of Sorbus aucuparia plants from the UK.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2024EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Bragard C, Baptista P et al.DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8837
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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.
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