Hedlundia teodori
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New article for Trees and Shrubs Online.
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'Hedlundia teodori' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.
Synonyms
- Pyrus teodori (Liljef.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
- Sorbus teodori Liljef.
- Sorbus teodori f. cinerae Liljef.
- Sorbus teodori f. elegans Liljef.
Editorial Note
The text below is that of Bean (Bean 1981) who discussed this taxon under the name Sorbus teodori below his article on S. meinichii (now Hedlundia meinichii). We have created this hybrid article – Bean’s text under the correct modern name, with appropriate synonymy – whilst we await sponsorship to enable a full revision of this genus to be written. We are re-organising the Sorbus sensu lato articles in this way to enable a new revision of Sorbus sensu stricto to commence in 2023, and to bring the nomenclature of this complex group of plants up to date in line with modern treatments.
TC, September 2023.
Similar to S. meinichii is S. teodori Liljefors, described in 1953 and named in honour of Teodor Hedlund, the authority on Sorbus. It has mostly four pairs of free leaflets with broader bases, acute at the apex, a terminal ‘leaflet’ narrowly cuneate at the base, and sweet fruits narrowed towards the apex. It is a triploid apomict with two sets of chromosomes from S. aucuparia, one from the Aria group, and is confined to Faro Island, Götland, Sweden. It is in cultivation in the Edinburgh Botanic Garden.