Aria subfusca

Aria subfusca

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: Aria
Species: Aria subfusca

Name

Aria subfusca (Ledeb. ex Nordm.) Mosyakin, Fedor. & McNeill, Ukrain. Bot. J. 82: 219 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Crataegus subfusca Ledeb. ex Nordm., Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 2: 313 (1837).
• Homotypic
  • Pyrus mars M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 111 (2018).
  • Pyrus subfusca (Ledeb. ex Nordm.) Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 1: 126 (1871).
  • Sorbus subfusca (Ledeb. ex Nordm.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 2: 658 (1872).
• Heterotypic
  • Aria albovii (Zinserl.) Mezhenskyj, NULESU Coll. Fruit Ornament. Pl.: 30 (2018).
  • Aria buschiana (Zinserl.) Mezhenskyj, NULESU Coll. Fruit Ornament. Pl.: 30 (2018).
  • Aria fedorovii (Zaik.) Mezhenskyj, NULESU Coll. Fruit Ornament. Pl.: 31 (2018).
  • Aria schemachensis (Zinserl.) Mezhenskyj, NULESU Coll. Fruit Ornament. Pl.: 31 (2018).
  • Aria subtomentosa (Albov) Mezhenskyj, NULESU Coll. Fruit Ornament. Pl.: 31 (2018).
  • Aria szovitsii Decne., Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 10: 165 (1874).
  • Aria velutina (Albov) Mezhenskyj, NULESU Coll. Fruit Ornament. Pl.: 31 (2018).
  • Pyrus albovii (Zinserl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 94 (2018).
  • Pyrus alma M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 94 (2018).
  • Pyrus buschiana (Zinserl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 99 (2018).
  • Pyrus schemachensis (Zinserl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 120 (2018).
  • Pyrus velutina (Albov) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 125 (2018).
  • Sorbus albovii Zinserl. in V.L.Komarov, Fl. URSS 9: 493 (1939).
  • Sorbus aria var. concolor Boiss., Fl. Orient. 2: 658 (1872).
  • Sorbus aria var. subtomentosa Albov, Prodr. Fl. Colchic.: 71 (1895).
  • Sorbus aria var. velutina Albov, Prodr. Fl. Colchic.: 71 (1895).
  • Sorbus buschiana Zinserl. in V.L.Komarov, Fl. URSS 9: 495 (1939).
  • Sorbus concolor (Boiss.) C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 686 (1906).
  • Sorbus fedorovii Zaik., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 59: 1605 (1974).
  • Sorbus schemachensis Zinserl. in V.L.Komarov, Fl. URSS 9: 495 (1939).
  • Sorbus subfusca subsp. zinserlingii Zaik., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 18: 207 (1981).
  • Sorbus subtomentosa (Albov) Zinserl. in V.L.Komarov, Fl. URSS 9: 494 (1939).
  • Sorbus velutina (Albov) C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 686 (1906).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Gruziya). Western Asia Iran, Türkiye. 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Aria subfusca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 August 9. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Aria subfusca. Published online. Accessed: 9 August 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Aria subfusca. Accessed: 9 Aug 2026. Reference page.