Sorbus ulleungensis is a species of rowan native to Ulleung Island of South Korea.[2] Its cultivar 'Olympic Flame' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3] This medium-sized upright tree, growing to 8 m (26 ft), has large leaves which turn brilliant shades of red and orange in Autumn. Small white flowers in Spring are followed by bright red berries in the Autumn.

Sorbus ulleungensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species:
S. ulleungensis
Binomial name
Sorbus ulleungensis
Chin S.Chang[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pyrus ulleungensis (Chin S.Chang) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Sorbus commixta var. ulleungensis (Chin S.Chang) M.Kim

References

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  1. ^ Harvard Pap. Bot. 19: 252 (2014)
  2. ^ a b "Sorbus ulleungensis Chin S.Chang". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Sobus ulleungensis 'Olympic Flame'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.