Hedlundia tauricola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Hedlundia
Species: Hedlundia tauricola

Name

Hedlundia tauricola (Zaik. ex Sennikov) Mosyakin, Fedor. & McNeill, Ukrain. Bot. J. 82: 211 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sorbus tauricola Zaik. ex Sennikov, Willdenowia 43: 39 (2013).
    • Typus: Crimea, Ai-Petri Mt, NE of weather station, 960 m. 22 Jun 1956. K.Popov s.n. (Holotype: LE; Isotypes: KW, SIMF).
• Homotypic
  • Aria tauricola (Zaik. ex Sennikov) Fedor., Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 74: 10 (2017), cited basionym not validly publ.
  • Karpatiosorbus tauricola (Zaik. ex Sennikov) Sennikov & Kurtto, Memoranda Soc. Fauna Fl.
  • Pyrus tauricola (Zaik. ex Sennikov) M.F.Fay & Christenh. in Global Fl. 4: 123 (2018)
• Heterotypic
  • Sorbus pseudolatifolia K.P.Popov, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 19: 188 (1959), not validly publ.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Mosyakin, S.L., Fedoronchuk, M.M. & McNeill, J. 2025. Simplifying the nomenclature of Sorbus sensu lato: new nomenclatural solutions in Aria and Hedlundia (Rosaceae). Ukrainian Botanical Journal 82(3): 206–224. DOI: 10.15407/ukrbotj82.03.206 PDF Reference page. 
• Mosyakin, S.L., Fedoronchuk, M.M. & McNeill, J. 2025. Corrigendum to “Simplifying the nomenclature of Sorbus sensu lato: new nomenclatural solutions in Aria and Hedlundia (Rosaceae) Ukrainian Botanical Journal 82 (3): 206–224. 2025]. Ukrainian Botanical Journal 82(3). PDF

Additional 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. 2026. Hedlundia tauricola in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 August 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Hedlundia tauricola. Accessed: 10 Aug 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Hedlundia tauricola. Published online. Accessed: 4 August 2026. Reference page.