Crataegus × ariifolia

Crataegus × ariifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Species:	C. × ariifolia
Binomial name
Crataegus × ariifolia Cinovskis
Synonyms
C. sorbifolia Lange[1]

Crataegus × ariifolia is an ornamental hybrid hawthorn that is used in horticulture. Its name refers to a similarity of its leaves to the genus Aria (Sorbus aria).

Taxonomy

The name of this hybrid was originally spelled C. ariaefolia, but this should always be corrected to C. ariifolia according to article 60.8 of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. One of the parents of the hybrid was given as C. oxyacantha^[1] (an invalid name), which probably means C. laevigata.

References and external links

1. ^ ^{a b} R. E. Cinovskis 1971. Crataegi baltici. Riga.