Aria graeca, also known as the Greek whitebeam and fan-leaved service-tree, is a species of whitebeam, in the rose family (Rosaceae).[2][3][4][5]

Aria graeca
Balkan whitebeam leaves and flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Aria
Species:
A. graeca
Binomial name
Aria graeca
(Lodd. ex Spach) M.Roem.
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Aria nivea var. graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) Formánek
  • Crataegus graeca Lodd. ex Spach
  • Hahnia aria var. graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) Dippel
  • Pyrus aria var. graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) Steud.
  • Pyrus graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) Loudon
  • Pyrus hellas M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Sorbus aria subsp. graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) Nyman
  • Sorbus aria var. graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) Griseb.
  • Sorbus graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) S.Schauer
  • Aria migarica (Zinserl.) Mezhenskyj
  • Aria nivea var. cretica (Lindl.) M.Roem.
  • Pyrus aria var. cretica Lindl.
  • Pyrus graeca Lodd.
  • Pyrus meridionalis Guss.
  • Pyrus meridionalis proles cretica (Lindl.) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Pyrus migarica (Zinserl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Pyrus porrigens (Hedl.) Druce
  • Sorbus aria var. cretica (Lindl.) Hayek
  • Sorbus aria subsp. cretica (Lindl.) Holmboe
  • Sorbus cretica (Lindl.) Fritsch & Rech.
  • Sorbus cretica f. cuneifolia (Zinserl.) Kárpáti
  • Sorbus cretica var. typica Soó
  • Sorbus graeca var. cuneata Zinserl.
  • Sorbus graeca f. cuneifolia Kárpáti
  • Sorbus migarica Zinserl.
  • Sorbus obtusidentata Zinserl.
  • Sorbus porrigens Hedl.
  • Sorbus umbellata var. cretica (Lindl.) C.K.Schneid.

Description edit

The Greek whitebeam is a deciduous shrub or small tree from 1 to 8 metres high. It is superficially similar to the closely related common whitebeam, but differs in having more strongly pronounced serrations on its leaves. It bears white flowers and red pomes.[5][6]

Distribution and habitat edit

The tree is native to central and southeastern Europe (Albania, Austria, the Balearics, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine), the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia), the Eastern Mediterranean (Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria) and parts of North Africa (Algeria, Morocco).[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Aria graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) M.Roem. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  2. ^ "Sorbus graeca Lodd. ex Schauer — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  3. ^ "The Euro+Med Plantbase Project". ww2.bgbm.org. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin. 2006. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  4. ^ "Sorbus graeca (SOUGC)[Overview] EPPO Global Database". gd.eppo.int. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  5. ^ a b "Lebanon FLORA". www.lebanon-flora.org (in French). Université Saint Joseph, Beyrouth. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  6. ^ "Hortipedia - Sorbus graeca". en.hortipedia.com. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  7. ^ "Distribution". ww2.bgbm.org. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin. 2006. Retrieved 2016-12-30.