Aria mergenthaleriana

Aria mergenthaleriana

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Aria mergenthaleriana is listed as Critically Endangered.

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 mergenthaleriana

Name

Aria mergenthaleriana (N.Mey.) Mosyakin, Fedor. & McNeill, Ukrain. Bot. J. 82: 214 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sorbus mergenthaleriana N.Mey., Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. Sonderband: 154 (2005).
    • Typus: Germany: Südrand der Diptam-Wiese im Bereich des gleichnamigen NSG bei Etterzhausen. N.Meyer & O.Angerer s.n., 2001-7-1. (Holotype: M; Isotypes: JE, REG, STU).
    • Etymology: named in honour of the German botanist and conservationist Otto Mergenthaler (1898–2001).
• Homotypic
  • Karpatiosorbus mergenthaleriana (N.Mey.) Sennikov & Kurtto, Memoranda Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 93: 53 (2017).
  • Pyrus mergenthaleriana (N.Mey.) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 112 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Germany (Bayern). 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. 

Additional references

• Beech, E., Meyer, N. & Rivers, M.C. 2017. Aria mergenthaleriana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. IUCN Red List Category: Critically Endangered . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T86096092A86134708.en.
• 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. : 53
• Meyer, N., Meierott, L., Schuwerk, H. & Angerer, O. 2005. Beiträge zur Gattung Sorbus in Bayern. Berichte der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft, Sonderband: 5–216. Reference page. : 154 (–157; figs.).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Aria mergenthaleriana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 August 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Aria mergenthaleriana. Accessed: 8 August 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Aria mergenthaleriana. Published online. Accessed: 8 August 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Mergenthaler-Mehlbeere

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