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Taxon: Sorbus latifolia (Lam.) Pers.

Genus: Sorbus subgenus: Torminaria
Family: Rosaceae subfamily: Spiraeoideae tribe: Pyreae subtribe: Pyrinae.
Nomen number: 35041
Place of publication: Syn. pl. 2(1):38. 1806
Name verified on: 07-Nov-1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 08-Feb-2005
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Corvallis (COR).
Accessions: 7 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • broadleaf whitebeam   (Source: Syst Bot M 69:125.) – English
  • alisier de Fointanebleau   (Source: Syst Bot M 69:125.) – French
  • mostajeiro   (Source: Syst Bot M 69:125.) – Portuguese
  • mostajo   (Source: Syst Bot M 69:125.) – Spanish
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Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    Northern Africa: Algeria
  • EUROPE
    Northern Europe: United Kingdom
    Middle Europe: Czechoslovakia; Germany; Switzerland
    Southwestern Europe: France; Portugal; Spain

      Naturalized:
  • naturalized elsewhere

      Cultivated:
  • cultivated elsewhere

References:

  • Aldasoro, J. J. et al. 1998. The genus Sorbus (Maloideae, Rosaceae) in Europe and in North Africa: morphological analysis and systematics. Syst. Bot. 23:189–212.
  • Aldasoro, J. J. et al. 2004. Revision of Sorbus subgenera Aria and Torminaria. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 69:125–127.
  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3) [may be hybrid].
  • Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) - on-line resource. (Pl Names)
  • Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs. (Rehder) [= S. aria × S. torminalis].
  • Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles. (F BritStace)
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. (F Eur) [prob. hybrid].
  • Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora. (Eur Gard F) [prob. a hybrid].
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Synonyms:


Check other databases for Sorbus latifolia (Lam.) Pers.:

  • Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
  • ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority for Sorbus latifolia cultivars
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?35041 (09 February 2010)

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