Aria taurica

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Aria taurica is listed as Least Concern.

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 taurica

Name

Aria taurica (Zinserl.) Sennikov & Kurtto, Fl. USSR 9: 497 (1939).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sorbus taurica Zinserl. in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 9: 497 (1939).
• Homotypic
  • Pyrus taurica (Zinserl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 123 (2018).
  • Sorbus graeca var. taurica (Zinserl.) Gabrieljan, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 23: 492 (1961).
  • Sorbus umbellata var. taurica (Zinserl.) Gabrieljan in P.H.Davis (ed.), Fl. Turkey 4: 154 (1972).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Eastern Europe Krym. Asia-Temperate Caucasus North Caucasus. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sennikov, A.N. & Kurtto, A. 2017. A phylogenetic checklist of Sorbus s.l. (Rosaceae) in Europe. Memoranda Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica 93: 1–78. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Aria taurica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Aria taurica. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Aria taurica. Accessed: 25 Dec 2025. Reference page.