Flora of North America species comparison

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Sorbus sect. Sambucifoliae
Leaflets

not papillose abaxially nor glaucous adaxially.
Flowers

perianth and androecium epigynous.
Pomes

red, not glaucous;

sepals persistent;

carpels connate entire length, apex convex.
Winter

buds conic, shiny, not glaucous, glutinous, sparsely hairy, hairs primarily rufous.

Sorbus sect. Sambucifoliae
Distribution
from FNA
AK; e Asia (Japan, Russian Far East [Commander Islands, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin])
Discussion

Species 1.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 9, p. 443.
Parent taxa Rosaceae > subfam. Amygdaloideae > tribe Maleae > Sorbus > subg. Sorbus
Subordinate taxa
Name authority McAllister: Gen. Sorbus, 237. (2005)
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