''Alniaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Rosaceae
Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...
, native to China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Far Eastern Russia.
It was split off from ''
Sorbus
''Sorbus'' is a genus of over 100 species of trees and shrubs in the rose family, Rosaceae. Species of ''Sorbus'' (''s.l.'') are commonly known as whitebeam, rowan ( mountain-ash) and service tree. The exact number of species is disputed depend ...
'' (''
sensu lato
''Sensu'' is a Latin word meaning "in the sense of". It is used in a number of fields including biology, geology, linguistics, semiotics, and law. Commonly it refers to how strictly or loosely an expression is used in describing any particular co ...
'') in 2018.
Species
The following species are accepted:
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Alniaria alnifolia''
(Siebold & Zucc.) Rushforth
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Alniaria chengii''
(C.J.Qi) Rushforth
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Alniaria folgneri''
(C.K.Schneid.) Rushforth
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Alniaria hunanica''
(C.J.Qi) Rushforth
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Alniaria nubium''
(Hand.-Mazz.) Rushforth
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Alniaria tsinlingensis''
(C.L.Tang) Rushforth
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Alniaria yuana''
(Spongberg) Rushforth
References
Maleae
Rosaceae genera
Flora of South-Central China
Flora of Southeast China
Flora of North-Central China
Flora of Manchuria
Flora of Taiwan
Flora of Korea
Flora of Primorsky Krai
Flora of Japan
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