Sorbus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 477 (1753), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Northern Hemisphere.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Introduced into:

Argentina South, Delaware, District of Columbia, Falkland Is., Nebraska, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Dakota, Tasmania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kurtto, A., Sennikov, A.N. & Lampinen, R. (2018). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 17: 1-132.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1991 Pierre, L. [618] Cambodia K000758242 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1990 Bartlett, H.H. [8662] Indonesia K000758245 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1989 s.coll. [11241] Malaysia K000758238 Holotype Yes
Sep 15, 1977 s.coll. [s.n.] K000758107 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Rechinger, F. [6647] Iran K000758109 Type Yes
May 1, 1950 Watt, G. [6584] India K000758230 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dull, R. [1044] Germany K000758100 Type Yes
Bernátová; Májovský [1450] Slovakia K000758103 Type Yes
Dull, R. [1044a] Germany K000758099 Type Yes
Wallich [679] India K000758224 Type Yes
Bernátová [s.n.] Slovakia K000758102 Type Yes
K:SPC-15647.000 No
s.coll. [11241] Malaysia K000758239 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, E. [730] Thailand K000758240 Type Yes
Halliwell [121] India K:SPC-47809.000 No
Bernátová [s.n.] Slovakia K000758101 Isotype Yes
Pierre, L. [618] Cambodia K000758243 Isolectotype Yes
Wilson, E., H. [7643] Japan K000758171 Unknown Type Material Yes
Halliwell [121] India K:SPC-47867.000 No
K:SPC-16541.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [15513] Thailand K000758241 Syntype Yes
K:SPC-16542.000 No
K:SPC-16110.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [9937] Thailand K000758220 Unknown Type Material Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M.C [2009-0787] Kyrgyzstan K000696541 No
Rock, J. [23657] K:SPC-33303.000 No
K:SPC-16540.000 No
Rock, J. [23657] K:SPC-33086.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0