Aria graeca

Aria graeca, also known as the Greek whitebeam and fan-leaved service-tree, is a species of whitebeam, in the rose family (Rosaceae).^[3][4][5][6]

Aria graeca
Balkan whitebeam leaves and flowers
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Aria
Species:	A. graeca
Binomial name
Aria graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) M.Roem.
Synonyms[2]
List Aria nivea var. graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) Formánek Crataegus graeca Lodd. ex Spach Hahnia aria var. graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) Dippel Pyrus aria var. graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) Steud. Pyrus graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) Loudon Pyrus hellas M.F.Fay & Christenh. Sorbus aria subsp. graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) Nyman Sorbus aria var. graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) Griseb. Sorbus graeca (Lodd. ex Spach) S.Schauer Aria migarica (Zinserl.) Mezhenskyj Aria nivea var. cretica (Lindl.) M.Roem. Pyrus aria var. cretica Lindl. Pyrus graeca Lodd. Pyrus meridionalis Guss. Pyrus meridionalis proles cretica (Lindl.) Asch. & Graebn. Pyrus migarica (Zinserl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus porrigens (Hedl.) Druce Sorbus aria var. cretica (Lindl.) Hayek Sorbus aria subsp. cretica (Lindl.) Holmboe Sorbus cretica (Lindl.) Fritsch & Rech. Sorbus cretica f. cuneifolia (Zinserl.) Kárpáti Sorbus cretica var. typica Soó Sorbus graeca var. cuneata Zinserl. Sorbus graeca f. cuneifolia Kárpáti Sorbus migarica Zinserl. Sorbus obtusidentata Zinserl. Sorbus porrigens Hedl. Sorbus umbellata var. cretica (Lindl.) C.K.Schneid.

Description

The Greek whitebeam is a deciduous shrub or small tree from 1 to 8 metres high. It is superficially similar to the closely related common whitebeam, but differs in having more strongly pronounced serrations on its leaves. It bears white flowers and red pomes.^[6][7]

Distribution and habitat

The tree is native to central and southeastern Europe (Albania, Austria, the Balearics, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine), the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia), the Eastern Mediterranean (Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria) and parts of North Africa (Algeria, Morocco).^[8]