Scandosorbus | |
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Scandosorbus intermedia flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae |
Tribe: | Maleae |
Subtribe: | Malinae |
Genus: | Scandosorbus Sennikov (2018) |
Species[1] | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
Borkhausenia Sennikov & Kurtto (2017), non. illeg., non Borckhausenia. |
Scandosorbus is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. It includes two species of trees native to northern Europe.[1]
Both species are the result of hybridization. S. intermedia was derived from an ancient hybridization among Aria, Sorbus, and Torminalis. S. liljeforsii is more recently derived from S. intermedia × Sorbus aucuparia.[2]
The genus was proposed to replace Borkhausenia Sennikov & Kurtto (2017), which is an illegitimate near-homonym. Borkhausenia was intended to describe all species from hybridization among Aria, Sorbus, and Torminalis.[2]