Sorbus maderensis

Sorbus maderensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Sorbus
Species:	S. maderensis
Binomial name
Sorbus maderensis (Lowe) Dode
Synonyms
List Pyrus maderensis(Lowe) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Sorbus aucuparia subsp. maderensis(Lowe) McAll. Sorbus aucuparia var. maderensisLowe Pyrus aucuparia var. maderensisLowe

Sorbus maderensis is a species of rowan in the family Rosaceae that is endemic to Madeira. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Etymology

Sorbus is the Latin name for the fruit of the service tree. Maderensis means 'from Madeira'. ^[2]

References

1. Fernandes, F. (2017). "Sorbus aucuparia subsp. maderensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T30337A103201926. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T30337A103201926.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN   9780521685535 (paperback). pp 247, 356