Micromeles dunnii

Micromeles dunnii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Tribe: Maleae
Subtribe: Malinae
Genus: Micromeles
Species:
M. dunnii
Binomial name
Micromeles dunnii
(Rehder) Mezhenskyj (2018)
Synonyms
  • Aria dunnii (Rehder) H.Ohashi & Iketani (1993)
  • Dunnaria dunnii (Rehder) Rushforth (2018)
  • Pyrus dunnii (Rehder) M.F.Fay & Christenh. (2018)
  • Pyrus koehnei H.Lév. (1912), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Sorbus dunnii Rehder (1915)

Micromeles dunnii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is a tree native to southern China.

It is distinguished from other Sorboids (Sorbus and relatives) by leaves which are silvery hairy (tomentose) on the undersides with rufous hairs on veins, and by flowers/fruits in corymbs.

The species was first described as Sorbus dunnii by Alfred Rehder in 1915. In 2018 Volodymyr Mykolaiovych Mezhenskyj placed it in genus Micromeles M. dunnii.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Micromeles dunnii (Rehder) Mezhenskyj". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Rushforth, Keith (2018). The Whitebeam problem, and a solution. Phytologia 100(4): 222-247. 21 December 2018.