Aria subcuneata

Aria subcuneata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Aria
Species:
A. subcuneata
Binomial name
Aria subcuneata
(Wilmott) Mosyakin, Fedor. & McNeill
Synonyms
  • Karpatiosorbus subcuneata (Wilmott) Sennikov & Kurtto
  • Pyrus latifolia var. decipiens Druce
  • Pyrus rotundifolia var. decipiens N.E.Br.
  • Pyrus subcuneata (Wilmott) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Sorbus subcuneata Wilmott

Aria subcuneata, the Somerset whitebeam, is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to coastal north Devon and west Somerset in the United Kingdom. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description

Aria subcuneata is a small tree, reaching a height of 18 metres (59 ft). Its leaves are on average twice as long as broad. Fruits are distinctive – globose, reddish brown, and covered with silvery lenticels.

References

  1. ↑ Rivers, M.C.; Rich, T.C.G.; Beech, E. (2017). "Sorbus subcuneata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T34722A80736635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34722A80736635.en. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Aria subcuneata (Wilmott) Mosyakin, Fedor. & McNeill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
  3. ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Rich, T.C.G.; Houston, L.; Robertson, A.; and Proctor, M.C.F. (2010). Whitebeams, Rowans and Service trees of Britain and Ireland: a monograph of British and Irish Sorbus L. London: Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI Handbook No. 14.