Sorbus esserteauana published the epithet was written as "esserteauiana". However, according to ICBN (Vienna Code) Art. 60.11 and 60C.1(c), the connecting vowel "-i-" in it is unnecessary and thus must be deleted. Sorbus esserteauana Sorbus esserteauana, commonly known as Esserteau's rowan, is a species of rowan. It is a small tree, typically tall growing in mountain thickets and cliffs. It is an endemic species to China, being only found in western Sichuan. It has small white flowers and small red berries that are actually a pome fruit. Unlike all other species of "Sorbus", the fruit are hard and inedible to humans, but
Aphis pomi "A. pomi", especially at high temperatures. Besides occurring on apple ("Malus domestica"), "Aphis pomi" infests other plants in the family Rosaceae including pear ("Pyrus communis "), hawthorn ("Crataegus monogyna"), medlar ("Mespilus germanica"), quince ("Cydonia oblonga"), mountain ash ("Sorbus aucuparia"), rose ("Rosa") and spiraea ("Spiraea"). It is an autoecious species, completing its life cycle on a single host species. Overwintering eggs hatch in spring and the aphids colonise the growing tips of the shoots causing the edges of the leaves to curl. These aphids are all viviparous females and give birth to other wingless aphids by parthenogenesis. In June some winged