Sorbus maderensis

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| image = Sorbus maderensis flowers and foliage.jpg

| status = CR

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| taxon = Sorbus maderensis

| authority = (Lowe) Dode

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  • Pyrus maderensis (Lowe) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Sorbus aucuparia subsp. maderensis (Lowe) McAll.
  • Sorbus aucuparia var. maderensis Lowe
  • Pyrus aucuparia var. maderensis Lowe

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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'.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|9780521866453}} (hardback), {{ISBN|9780521685535}} (paperback). pp 247, 356

References

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  • {{cite iucn |author=Fernandes, F. |date=2017 |title=Sorbus aucuparia subsp. maderensis |volume=2017 |page=e.T30337A103201926 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T30337A103201926.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}