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, Russian Far East [Kuril Islands, Sakhalin], Taiwan).

Discussion

Species 6 (4 in the flora).

Selected References

None.