Scandosorbus is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. It includes two species of trees native to northern Europe.[1]
- Scandosorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Sennikov – Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Baltic states, Poland, and Germany
- Scandosorbus liljeforsii (T.C.G.Rich) Sennikov – southwestern Sweden
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| Scandosorbus intermedia flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae |
| Tribe: | Maleae |
| Subtribe: | Malinae |
| Genus: | Scandosorbus Sennikov (2018) |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Borkhausenia Sennikov & Kurtto (2017), non. illeg., non Borckhausenia. | |
Both species are the result of hybridization. S. intermedia was derived from an ancient hybridization among Aria, Sorbus, and Torminalis. S. liljeforsii is more recently derived from S. intermedia × Sorbus aucuparia.[2]
The genus was proposed to replace Borkhausenia Sennikov & Kurtto (2017), which is an illegitimate near-homonym. Borkhausenia was intended to describe all species from hybridization among Aria, Sorbus, and Torminalis.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Scandosorbus Sennikov. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b Sennikov, Alexander N. (October 2018). "Scandosorbus (Rosaceae), a New Generic Name for Sorbus intermedia and Its Hybrid". Annales Botanici Fennici. 55 (4–6): 321–323. doi:10.5735/085.055.0413.