Nomenclature

Spiraea sect. Sorbaria Ser. ex DC., Prodr. 2: 545. 1825. Schizonotus Lindl., Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot. 81. 1830, nom. rej. Basilima Raf., New Fl. 3: 75. 1838 (“1836”).  Sorbaria (Ser. ex DC.) A. Braun in Asch., Fl. Brandenb. 1: 177. 1860, nom. cons. TYPE: Sorbaria sorbifolia (L.) A. Braun.

Key to the species of Sorbaria

List of Sorbaria Species

References to Sorbaria

• Evans, R. C.; Dickinson, T. A. 1999 . Floral ontogeny and morphology in subfamily Spiraeoideae Endl. (Rosaceae). Int. J. Plant Sci. 160: 981-1012.
• Lindenhofer, A; Weber, A 1999 . Polyandry in Rosaceae: evidence for a spiral origin of the androecium in Spiraeoideae. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 121: 553-582.