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Alniaria alnifolia (Alder-leafed Whitebeam)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Sorbus alnifolia (syn. Aria alnifolia) alder-leafed whitebeam or Korean whitebeam, Chinese: 水榆花楸; pinyin: shui yu hua qiu; literally: "water elm rowan", is a species of whitebeam native to eastern Asia in eastern and northern China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.
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Infraspecies

Sorbus alnifolia f. alnifolia

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  The seeds probably contain hydrogen cyanide. This is the ingredient that gives almonds their characteristic flavour. Unless the seed is very bitter it should be perfectly safe in reasonable quantities. In small quantities, hydrogen cyanide has been shown to stimulate respiration and improve digestion, it is also claimed to be of benefit in the treatment of cancer. In excess, however, it can cause respiratory failure and even death.
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  Wood - even grained. Used for rulers;
Height [2]  49 feet (15 m)
Width [2]  26 feet (8 m)
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Predators

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0