Sorbus sect. Commixtae

McAllister

Gen. Sorbus, 236. 2005.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 439. Mentioned on page 437, 441.

Winter buds ovoid to conic, usually shiny, occasionally glaucous, mostly glutinous, glabrous or hairy, hairs whitish or rufous. Leaflets not papillose abaxially nor glaucous adaxially. Flowers: perianth and androecium semiepigynous. Pomes red to orange; sepals persistent; carpels distinct in distal 1/2, apex flat or convex.

Distribution

North America, e Asia (Japan), e Asia (Russian Far East [Kuril Islands), e Asia (Sakhalin]), e Asia (Taiwan)

Discussion

Species 6 (4 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

"thin" is not a number."/2" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

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convex;flat +
Peter F. Zika +  and Stéphane M. Bailleul +
McAllister +
gray +  and brown or bronze +
compound +  and simple +
opposite +  and alternate +
not +  and clawed +
ovate +  and oblong +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (33 cm330 mm <br />0.33 m <br />) +
membranous +  and slightly leathery +
glutinous +
hairy +, glabrous +  and glaucous +
ovoid;conic +
odd +  and simple +
divided +  and lobed +
tanniferous +
North America +, e Asia (Japan) +, e Asia (Russian Far East [Kuril Islands) +, e Asia (Sakhalin]) +  and e Asia (Taiwan) +
not +  and aggregated +
single-layered +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
rancid +, unpleasant +  and strong +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
not +  and aggregated +
not +  and aggregated +
yellow +, brown +, red +  and orange +
glabrous +, hairy +  and glaucous +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
rufous +  and whitish +
green +  and red +
hairy +  and glabrous +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
crassinucellate +
deciduous +
alternate +  and opposite +
papillose +
oblong +  and lanceolate or oblanceolate +
pinnate +, sharply serrate +  and nearly entire +
toothed +, unlobed +  and lobed +
inferior +  and superior +
biseriate +  and clustered +
collateral +  and basal +
3 +  and 2 +
hairy +, glaucous +  and glabrous +
rounded +  and flat-topped +
0 (?) +  and 4 (?) +
pink +  and white +
free +  and distinct +
2 +  and 5 +
broadly obovate;broadly ovate +
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
red +  and orange +
Gen. Sorbus, +
not arillate +
darkening +, brown +  and reddish-brown or yellowish +
flattened;ovoid;lanceoloid +
persistent +
free +  and distinct +
incurved +, ascending +  and erect +
triangular +  and ovate +
free +  and distinct +
branched +  and simple +
ascending +  and erect +
1 +  and 8 +
persistent +  and deciduous +
short-adnate +  and free +
ovate;lanceolate or flabellate +
persistent +
distinct +
basal +, lateral +, subterminal +  and terminal +
elongate +
glaucous +, hairy +  and glabrous +
Sorbus sect. Commixtae +
Sorbus subg. Sorbus +
section +
inconspicuous +
hairy +  and glabrous +
tree +  and shrub +