Aria meridionalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Aria
Species: Aria meridionalis

Name

Aria meridionalis (Guss. ex Tod.) Raimondo & Greuter, Bot. Chron. 22: 23 (2019).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pyrus meridionalis Guss. ex Tod., Exsicc. (Fl. Sicul.) 7: n.° 671 (1886).
• Homotypic
  • Pyrus aria subsp. meridionalis (Guss. ex Tod.) H.Lindb., Öfvers. Finska Vetensk.-Soc. Förh. 48(13): 45 (1906).
  • Sorbus aria subsp. meridionalis (Guss. ex Tod.) A.Kern., Exsicc. (Fl. Austro-Hung.) 1896: n.° 2447 (1896).
  • Sorbus aria var. meridionalis (Guss. ex Tod.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur., Suppl. 2(1): 118 (1889).
  • Sorbus aria f. meridionalis (Guss. ex Tod.) Strobl, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 36: 238 (1886).
  • Sorbus meridionalis (Guss. ex Tod.) Simonk., Enum. Fl. Transsilv.: 7 (1887).
  • Sorbus meridionalis f. typica Sagorski, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 20: 70 (1914), not validly publ.
  • Sorbus umbellata subsp. meridionalis (Guss. ex Tod.) Vǎlev, Fl. Narodna Republ. Bulg. 5: 365 (1973), not validly publ.

• Heterotypic
  • Pyrus meridionalis subvar. dilatata Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 101 (1906).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Sicilia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Aria meridionalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Aria meridionalis. Published online. Accessed: 27 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Aria meridionalis. Accessed: Dec 27 2025. Reference page.