Sorbus leyana
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| Sorbus leyana | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Sorbus |
| Species: | S. leyana |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorbus leyana Wilmott | |
Sorbus leyana (also called Ley's Whitebeam) is a species of plant in the Rosaceae family. It is endemic to the United Kingdom, where it is found in the wild at two sites in the Brecon Beacons, in Wales. It is threatened by habitat loss. There are about 16 examples left in the wild.[1] Seeds have been collected by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[2]
Source
- Wigginton, M.J. 1998. Sorbus leyana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
External links
- Britain's Rarest Trees BBC Radio 4 programme
- Malcolm Smith Hope for the whitebeam 8 February 2003
- RARE WELSH TREE TO MARK QUEEN'S JUBILEE
References
- ↑ BBC Ancient trees face extinction 25 August 1998 (links to audio file)
- ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew TV cliff-hanger for seed collectors!
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