Sorbus maderensis

Sorbus maderensis
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Sorbus
Species:	S. maderensis
Binomial name
	Sorbus maderensis; (Lowe) Dode
Synonyms
	List Pyrus maderensis (Lowe) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Sorbus aucuparia subsp. maderensis (Lowe) McAll.; Sorbus aucuparia var. maderensis Lowe; Pyrus aucuparia var. maderensis Lowe;

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'.[2]

Carvalho, J.A. (2011). "Sorbus maderensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2014.old-form url
Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 247, 356

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