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Species of tree
Sorbus commixta
On
Mount Sanqing , China
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Clade :
Angiosperms
Clade :
Eudicots
Clade :
Rosids
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Rosaceae
Genus:
Sorbus
Species:
S. commixta
Binomial name
Sorbus commixta
Synonyms
List
Pyrus commixta (Hedl.) Asch. & Graebn.
Pyrus americana var. micrantha K.Koch
Pyrus americana var. micrantha Miq.
Pyrus americana var. rufoferruginea Shirai
Pyrus americana var. rufoferruginea (Shirai ex C.K.Schneid.) Koidz.
Pyrus aucuparia var. japonica Maxim. ex Franch. & Sav.
Pyrus commixta f. angustissima (C.K.Schneid.) Cardot
Pyrus commixta f. microphylla Cardot
Pyrus cunonioides M.F.Fay & Christenh.
Pyrus horti-edeni M.F.Fay & Christenh.
Pyrus micrantha var. macrophylla Cardot
Pyrus reflexipetala (Koehne) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
Pyrus rufoferruginea (Shirai ex C.K.Schneid.) Cardot
Pyrus wilfordii (Koehne) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
Sorbus amabilis Cheng ex T.T.Yu & K.C.Kuan
Sorbus amabilis var. wuyishanensis Z.X.Yu
Sorbus americana var. japonica (Maxim.) Kitam.
Sorbus americana subsp. japonica (Maxim.) Kitam.
Sorbus americana var. rufoferruginea (Shirai ex C.K.Schneid.) Kitam.
Sorbus amurensis var. lanata Nakai
Sorbus amurensis f. latifoliolata (Nakai) W.Lee
Sorbus amurensis var. latifoliolata Nakai
Sorbus amurensis var. rufa Nakai
Sorbus amurensis f. rufa (Nakai) M.Kim
Sorbus aucuparia var. japonica Maxim.
Sorbus chionophylla Nakai
Sorbus commixta f. angustissima C.K.Schneid.
Sorbus commixta var. pilosa Nakai
Sorbus commixta f. pilosa (Nakai) Nakai
Sorbus commixta var. rufoferruginea Shirai ex C.K.Schneid.
Sorbus commixta var. sachalinensis Koidz.
Sorbus commixta var. takasui Kudô
Sorbus commixta var. typica C.K.Schneid.
Sorbus heterodonta Koehne
Sorbus japonica (Maxim.) Koehne
Sorbus japonica var. rufoferruginea (Shirai ex C.K.Schneid.) Koidz.
Sorbus macrophylla (Cardot) Koidz.
Sorbus pohuashanensis f. latifoliolata (Nakai) M.Kim
Sorbus pruinosa Koehne
Sorbus reflexipetala Koehne
Sorbus rufoferruginea (Shirai ex C.K.Schneid.) C.K.Schneid.
Sorbus serotina Koehne
Sorbus wilfordii Koehne
Sorbus yesoensis Nakai
Sorbus commixta , the Japanese rowan , is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Rosaceae,
native to central and eastern China, Korea, Japan, and
Sakhalin (in the
Russian Far East ).
[1]
[2]
[3]
Name
The
specific epithet commixta means "mixed or mingled together".
[4]
Description
It is a small to medium-sized
deciduous
tree growing to 7–10 m (23–33 ft) tall, rarely 18 m (59 ft), growing in mixed forests and on mountain slopes. It has a rounded crown and brownish to silvery-grey
bark . The
leaves are 20–30 cm (8–12 in) long, and
pinnate . The leaves consist of 11–17 leaflets, each 4–7 cm (2–3 in) long and 1–2.5 cm broad, with an acuminate apex and serrated margins; they change to a deep purple or red in autumn. The
flowers are 6–10 mm in diameter, with five white petals and 20 yellowish-white stamens; they are produced in
corymbs 9–15 cm (4–6 in) in diameter in late spring to early summer. The
fruit is a bright orange to red
pome 7–8 mm in diameter, maturing in autumn.
[2]
[3]
[5]
Plants from
Hokkaidō , the
Kuril Islands and
Sakhalin are sometimes distinguished as Sorbus commixta' var. ' sachalinensis , with larger leaflets up to 9 cm long.
[3]
Cultivation and uses
Sorbus commixta is grown as an
ornamental tree , hardy in
zones 5-9. It grows best in moist, well-drained soil, in full sun. A number of
cultivars have been selected, the most popular being 'Embley' (with
fastigiate branching) and 'Serotina' (flowering later in early summer).
[3] 'Embley' has gained the
Royal Horticultural Society 's
Award of Garden Merit .
[6]
[7]
References
Sorbus commixta Sorbus amabilis