Sorbus hemsleyi

Sorbus hemsleyi is a species of whitebeam native to central China.[2] It is a small, erect deciduous tree to 4 m (13 ft) in height, with grey-green leaves and white flowers followed by brown fruit. The fruit are a major component of the diet of the yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula).[3]

Sorbus hemsleyi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species:
S. hemsleyi
Binomial name
Sorbus hemsleyi
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Aria hemsleyi (C.K.Schneid.) H.Ohashi & Iketani
    • Aria xanthoneura (Rehder) H.Ohashi & Iketani
    • Micromeles hemsleyi C.K.Schneid.
    • Pyrus henryi (Rehder) Cardot
    • Pyrus xanthoneura (Rehder) Cardot
    • Sorbus xanthoneura Rehder

The cultivar 'John Bond' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[4]

References
  1. C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 276 (1915)
  2. "Sorbus hemsleyi (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. Zhou, You-Bing; Slade, Eleanor; Newman, Chris; Wang, Xiao-Ming; Zhang, Shu-Yi (2008). "Frugivory and seed dispersal by the yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula, in a subtropical forest of China" (PDF). Journal of Tropical Ecology. 24 (2): 219–223. doi:10.1017/S0266467408004793. S2CID 55387571.
  4. "Sorbus hemsleyi 'John Bond' whitebeam 'John Bond'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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