Sorbus
genus of plants
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Summary
Sorbus is a taxon[1]. Sorbus ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,301 views/month, #1,365 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Maloideae[4]
- Taxon name: Sorbus[5]
- Subclass of: tree[6]
- Commons category: Sorbus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sorbus[8]
- Commons gallery: Sorbus[9]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[10], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 36[12]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11300[13]
- Taxon common name: Rowan[14], غبيراء[15], Quşarmudu[16], Миләш[17], Мышар[18], Рабіна[19], Офика[20], jeřáb[21], Criafolen[22], Røn[23], Mehlbeeren[24], Σόρβον[25], Service-tree[26], Whitebeam[27]
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Identifiers
Sorbus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 23222[28]. Sorbus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 29929[29]. Sorbus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3012146[30]. Sorbus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 25318[31].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Sorbus include Sorbo Serpico[32], a comune of Italy[33], in Italy[34].
Why It Matters
Sorbus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Sorbus is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for Sorbus include Sorbo Serpico[32], a comune of Italy[33], in Italy[34].