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Issue: Vol. 693 No. 1: 11 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-11
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.693.1.7
Page range: 95-100
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A new species of Sorbus (Rosaceae) from western Yunnan, China

State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China.
Ness Botanic Gardens, University of Liverpool, Neston CH4 4AY, UK.
morphology taxonomy Gaoligong Mountains Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Rosaceae, Sorbus fruticula, is described and illustrated from western Yunnan, China. Morphologically, it closely resembles Sorbus poteriifolia, but differs in several key traits: it reaches a height of up to 1 m, forms a non-rhizomatous shrub, has pink coloration in the distal half of its petals, and possesses glabrous styles. The new species is assessed to be Endangered (EN) according to IUCN red list categories and criteria.

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How to Cite

Li, R. & Mcallister, H.A. (2025) A new species of Sorbus (Rosaceae) from western Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 693: 95–100. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.693.1.7