Summary: Sorbus eminens, ROUND‐LEAVED WHITEBEAM is a tetraploid member of Sorbus subgenus Aria. The complex taxonomic history is summarised. This species is characterised by the large, unlobed, roundish leaves (sometimes likened in shape to a tennis ball) with rounded bases and few veins and usually acuminate, outwardly directed teeth, and large red fruits which are wider than long. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]