Sorbus

Sorbus foliolosa (Wall.) Spach (Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Myanmar: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO)

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Sorbus lanata (D. Don) Schauer (Afghanistan to W. Nepal: Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya as per POWO)

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Sorbus microphylla (Wall. ex Hook.f.) Wenz. (Himalaya to S. Central China: Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO)

Sorbus vestita (Wall. ex G. Don) Lodd. (East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO)

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BSI Flora of India Checklist (Distribution):

Name	Distribution
Sorbus arachnoidea	Sikkim, West Bengal
Sorbus aucuparia	Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh (No distribution shown in India in POWO)
Sorbus cashmiriana	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
Sorbus cuspidata	Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal (syn. of Griffitharia vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) Rushforth as per POWO)
Sorbus ferruginea	Sikkim (syn. of Thomsonaria ferruginea (Wenz.) Rushforth as per POWO)
Sorbus foliolosa	Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Sorbus himalaica	Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh
Sorbus insignis	Sikkim
Sorbus koehneana	Sikkim (No distribution shown in India in POWO)
Sorbus kurzii	West Bengal
Sorbus microphylla	Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Sorbus oligodonta	Sikkim
Sorbus prattii	Sikkim
Sorbus rufopilosa	Sikkim, West Bengal
Sorbus sujoyi	Manipur
Sorbus tianshanica	Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh (Sorbus tianschanica Rupr.)
Sorbus ursina	var. ursina (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal) var. wenzigiana C.K. Schneid. (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal) (syn. of Sorbus foliolosa var. foliolosa as per POWO)
Sorbus wallichii	Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal
Sorbus wilsoniana	Arunachal Pradesh, Assam (No distribution shown in India in POWO)

BSI Flora of India Checklist (Distribution) (Under Sorbus in eflora and Catalogue of life):

Name	Distribution
Griffitharia hedlundii	Sikkim, West Bengal
Griffitharia thibetica	Sikkim
Griffitharia lanata	Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
Griffitharia vestita	Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand

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FRLHT Indian Medicinal Plants Nomenclature Database with images/ herbarium, distribution, local names etc. :

Pyrus americana COOPER (? Pyrus americana DC. = Sorbus decora (Sarg.) C. K. Schneid.)

Sorbus aucuparia L.

Sorbus tianshanica RUPR.

Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 22.9.14:

Botanical name

Synonyms

Family

Common name

Sorbus hupehensis		Rosaceae	Hupeh Rowan
Sorbus lanata	Pyrus lanata	Rosaceae	Hairy Rowan
Sorbus microphylla		Rosaceae	Small Leaf Rowan
Sorbus wallichii	Pyrus wallichii	Rosaceae	Wallich’s Rowan

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Species with distribution in annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal :

Sorbus arachnoidea Koehne (No distribution given)

Sorbus cuspidata (Spach) Hedl. (syn. of Griffitharia vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) Rushforth as per POWO)

Sorbus foliolosa (Wall.) Spach

Sorbus hedlundii C. K. Schneid. (? Sorbus hedlundi C.K.Schneid. is an unresolved name)

Sorbus insignis (Hook. f.) Hedl.

Sorbus kurzii (Watt ex Prain) C. K. Schneid.

Sorbus lanata (D. Don) Schauer

Sorbus microphylla Wenz.

Sorbus rhamnoides (Decne.) Rehder

Sorbus rufopilosa C.K. Schneider

Sorbus thibetica (Card.) Hand.-Mazz.

Sorbus thomsonii (King ex Hook. f.) Rehder

Sorbus ursina (Wenz.) Decne.

Sorbus ursina var. ursina (Wenz.) Decne.

Sorbus ursina var. wenzigiana (Wenz.) Decne. (syn. of Sorbus foliolosa var. foliolosa as per POWO)

Sorbus vestita (Wall. ex G. Don) Lodd. (No distribution given)
Sorbus wallichii (Hook. f.) T. T. Yu

Some species found in India with description & keys from Flora of China :

Sorbus corymbifera (Miquel) N. T. Kh’ep & G. P. Yakovlev

Sorbus cuspidata (Spach) Hedlund (syn. of Griffitharia vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) Rushforth as per POWO)

Sorbus ferruginea (Wenzig) Rehder in Sargent

Sorbus foliolosa (Wallich) Spach

Sorbus insignis (J. D. Hooker) Hedlund

Sorbus microphylla (Wallich ex J. D. Hooker) Wenzig

Sorbus prattii Koehne in Sargent

Sorbus prattii var. prattii

Sorbus rhamnoides (Decaisne) Rehder in Sargent

Sorbus rufopilosa C. K. Schneider

Sorbus rufopilosa var. rufopilosa

Sorbus thomsonii (King ex J. D. Hooker) Rehder in Sargent

Sorbus ursina (Wenzig) Hedlund

Sorbus ursina var. ursina
Sorbus ursina var. wenzigiana C. K. Schneider (syn. of Sorbus foliolosa var. foliolosa as per POWO)

Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993)- Brief details-

Sorbus cuspidata (Spach) Hedlund

Sorbus foliolosa

Sorbus hedlundii C. K. Schneid. (? Sorbus hedlundi C.K.Schneid. is an unresolved name)

Pyrus insignis Hook.f.is a synonym of Sorbus insignis (Hook.f.) Hedl.

Sorbus kurzii (Watt ex Prain) C. K. Schneid.

Sorbus microphylla

Sorbus rufopilosa C. K. Schneider

Sorbus ursina (Wenzig) Hedlund
Pyrus vestita Wall.is a synonym of Sorbus cuspidata (Spach) Hedl.

Indian Encyclopaedia, Volume 1 edited by Subodh Kapoor (2001)- Details-
Pyrus aucuparia GAERTN. = Sorbus aucuparia

Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Meghalaya edited by Hamlet Bareh (2001)-
Pyrus khasiana (Decne.) Hook.f. is a synonym of Sorbus khasiana (Decne.) Rehder

Encyclopaedia of world medicinal plants, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah (2006)-

Sorbus americana Marshall

Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus domestica L.

Pyrus & Sorbus (Rosaceae) : 1 post by 1 author.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Pyrus & Sorbus (Pl. click).

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

If someone can provide complete list of Indian species with source references it will be wonderful.
Any comments/ corrections are welcome.

Sorbus‎‎ (Rosaceae) page with comparative images:
Pl. go through‎ Sorbus‎‎ (Rosaceae) page with comparative images of species in efloraofindia. On clicking the link of species, one can check the complete details. Genus pages generally give details of most of the species found in India.
I request you to pl. go through & point out mistakes, if any. I hope this will aid in identification in future. If anybody can send images of other species of this genus (for incorporation in the website), if any, or can identify unidentified images, it will be really nice. Pl. circulate it widely, for the benefit of all concerned.

Updated on December 24, 2024

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