Sorbus hemsleyi

Sorbus hemsleyi is a species of whitebeam native to central China.[2] Its cultivar 'John Bond' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3] Its fruit are a major component of the diet of the yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula).[4]

Sorbus hemsleyi
Scientific classification
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]

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. "Sorbus hemsleyi 'John Bond' whitebeam 'John Bond'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. 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.
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