Aria subcuneata
| Aria subcuneata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Aria |
| Species: | A. subcuneata |
| Binomial name | |
| Aria subcuneata (Wilmott) Mosyakin, Fedor. & McNeill | |
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Aria subcuneata, the Somerset whitebeam,[3] is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to coastal north Devon and west Somerset in the United Kingdom. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
[edit]Aria subcuneata is a small tree, reaching a height of 18 metres (59 ft). Its leaves are on average twice as long as broad. Fruits are distinctive – globose, reddish brown, and covered with silvery lenticels.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Rivers, M.C.; Rich, T.C.G.; Beech, E. (2017). "Sorbus subcuneata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T34722A80736635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34722A80736635.en. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "Aria subcuneata (Wilmott) Mosyakin, Fedor. & McNeill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
- ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ Rich, T.C.G.; Houston, L.; Robertson, A.; and Proctor, M.C.F. (2010). Whitebeams, Rowans and Service trees of Britain and Ireland: a monograph of British and Irish Sorbus L. London: Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI Handbook No. 14.