Sorbus microphylla explained

Sorbus microphylla, the small-leaf rowan, is a species of plant found in the Himalayas and China.[1] It is probably a species aggregate.[2] The berries are eaten by red pandas.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sorbus microphylla (Wall. ex Hook.f.) Wenz. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 12 October 2020 .
  2. Web site: 小叶花楸 xiao ye hua qiu . . Flora of China . efloras.org . 12 October 2020 . … derived partly from Sorbus rufopilosa and … partly from hybrids and back-crosses between … S. filipesS. rehderiana and S. monbeigii .
  3. Ecology of the red panda Ailurus fulgens in the Singhalila National Park, Darjeeling, India . 2001 . Pradhan . Sunita . Saha . Gautom K. . Khan . Jamal A. . Biological Conservation . 98 . 11–18 . 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00079-3 .