Sorbus discolor

Sorbus discolor
At the botanical garden of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species:
S. discolor
Binomial name
Sorbus discolor
Synonyms
  • Pyrus discolor Maxim.
  • Pyrus pekinensis (Koehne) Cardot
  • Sorbus pekinensis Koehne

Sorbus discolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to China. Although it is recorded in wide use as an ornamental tree in the United Kingdom and other countries, it is not; "Sorbus discolor" is a name erroneously applied to Sorbus commixta, the Japanese rowan. Sorbus commixta fruit is bright orange to red, whereas the fruit of Sorbus discolor is white, or possibly dull pink to yellowish-orange.