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Taxon:  Cotoneaster franchetii Bois



Summary
Genus:
Cotoneaster
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
11737
Place of publication:
Rev. Hort. (Paris) 74:379, fig. 159-161,164. 1902
Verified:
08/01/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Cotoneaster franchetii Bois var. franchetii (0 active accession[s])
Cotoneaster franchetii Bois var. sternianus Turrill (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cotoneaster amoenus E. H. Wilson
Cotoneaster franchetii Bois var. cinerascens Rehder
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Dickoré, W. B. & G. Kasperek. 2010. Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in central Europe. Willdenowia 40:27.
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  7. Flinck, K. E. & B. Hylmö. 1966. A list of series and species in the genus Cotoneaster. Bot. Not. 119:456.
  8. Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
  9. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  10. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  11. St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands Note: cultivated
  12. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: mentions
  13. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
Franchet's cotoneaster –
Afrikaans
dwergmispel –
oranje cotoneaster –
German
Franchets Zwergmispel –
Swedish
koralloxbär –
Transcribed Chinese
xi nan xun zi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar n.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand n.
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia s.w.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEurope Europe  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guizhou Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar (n.), Thailand (n.)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia (s.w.)
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalfide China FlEncy, as Cotoneaster amoenus; Dict Gard, as Cotoneaster amoenusHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Weed  Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=11737. Accessed 29 May 2025.