Sorbus khumbuensis

Sorbus khumbuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Maloideae
Genus: Sorbus
Subgenus: Sorbus
Species: S. khumbuensis
Binomial name
Sorbus khumbuensis
McAll.

Sorbus khumbuensis is a species of Rowan in the Sorbus microphylla aggregate with crimson fruits, turning white. It has small long-oval shaped leaves with 12-19 pairs of leaflets per leaf. It is native to Eastern Nepal, named after the Khumbu area. This plant is cultivated in parks and gardens as an ornamental plant.

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