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Issue: Vol. 732 No. 3: 5 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-05
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.732.3.1
Page range: 217-246
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Sorbus oravica (Rosaceae), a new remarkable endemic of Sorbus subgen. Soraria from Slovakia

Landscape Research Institute, Public Research Institute, Květnové náměstí 391, 252 43 Průhonice, Czech Republic
South Bohemian Museum in České Budějovice, Dukelská 1, 37051 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic, Administration of the Blanský les Protected Landscape Area, Vyšný 59, 38101 Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Benátská 2, 128 01 Prague, Czech Republic
Francúzskych partizánov 27, 03861 Vrútky, Slovakia
apomictic taxa chorology flora central Europe geographical distribution hybridogenous species Rosaceae taxonomy vascular plants Eudicots

Abstract

A newly discovered species, Sorbus oravica, from northern and east-central Slovakia is described and illustrated, with a detailed account of its distribution. It is classified within the Sorbus subgen. Soraria and identified as an apomictic tetraploid species. The separation of S. oravica from related taxa was supported by molecular analyses (nuclear microsatellite markers) and extensive morphological comparisons. In addition, a determination key including all S. subgen. Soraria taxa occurring in Slovakia is provided.

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How to Cite

Velebil, J., Lepší, M., Lepší, P., Nosková, J. & Bernátová, D. (2025) Sorbus oravica (Rosaceae), a new remarkable endemic of Sorbus subgen. Soraria from Slovakia. Phytotaxa 732 (3): 217–246. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.732.3.1