Alniaria yuana

Alniaria yuana, (syns. Sorbus yuana, Aria yuana) Yu's whitebeam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Chongqing, and western Hubei, China.[1][2] Rare in the wild, it is usually found on steep ravine slopes over 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in elevation.[3]

Alniaria yuana
At the Arnold Arboretum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Alniaria
Species:
A. yuana
Binomial name
Alniaria yuana
(Spongberg) Rushforth
Synonyms[1]
  • Aria yuana (Spongberg) H.Ohashi & Iketani
  • Micromeles yuana (Spongberg) Mezhenskyj
  • Pyrus yuana (Spongberg) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Sorbus yuana Spongberg

A shapely tree reaching 15 m (50 ft), with white flowers, red fruit, and yellow autumn foliage, it appears to be resistant to fire blight, and so is a good candidate for further development as an ornamental.[4] It is used as a street tree in Aarhus, Denmark.[5]

References
  1. "Alniaria yuana (Spongberg) Rushforth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. "Sorbus yuana Yu's whitebeam". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022. 1 suppliers
  3. "神农架花楸 shen nong jia hua qiu". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. "Aria yuana (Spongberg) H. Ohashi & H. Iketani". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 12 November 2022. not the strange 'Yuan Whitebeam'
  5. Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.


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