| Karpatiosorbus subcuneata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Karpatiosorbus |
| Species: | K. subcuneata
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| Binomial name | |
| Karpatiosorbus subcuneata (Wilmott) Sennikov & Kurtto
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| Synonyms | |
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Sorbus subcuneata Wilmott | |
Karpatiosorbus subcuneata, the Somerset whitebeam,[2] is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to coastal north Devon and west Somerset in the United Kingdom. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
Karpatiosorbus subcuneata is a small tree, reaching a height of 18 metres (59 ft). Its leaves are on average twice as long as broad. Fruits are distinctive – globose, reddish brown, and covered with silvery lenticels.[3]
References
- ^ Rivers, M.C.; Rich, T.C.G.; Beech, E. (2017). "Sorbus subcuneata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T34722A80736635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T34722A80736635.en. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ Rich, T.C.G., Houston, L., Robertson, A. and Proctor, M.C.F., 2010. Whitebeams, Rowans and Service trees of Britain and Ireland: a monograph of British and Irish'Sorbus' L. London: Botanical Society of the British Isles.
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