Sorbus amabilis

(Sorbus amabilis)

Description

Sorbus amabilis (Chinese: 黄山花楸; pinyin: Huángshān huāqiū; literally: "Huangshan rowan"), a species in the Rosaceae, is a tree to around 10 metres (33 ft) tall that occurs in mixed forests and on mountain slopes in eastern China. It is endemic to China and found only in Anhui, Fujian, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Rosales
Family:Rosaceae
Genus:Sorbus
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