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Taxon:  Cotoneaster rotundifolius Wall. ex Lindl.



Summary
Genus:
Cotoneaster
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
11797
Place of publication:
Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1229, in nota. 1829 "rotundifolia"
Verified:
08/01/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Cotoneaster rotundifolius Wall. ex Lindl. var. lanatus (Dippel) C. K. Schneid. (0 active accession[s])
Cotoneaster rotundifolius Wall. ex Lindl. var. rotundifolius (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Cotoneaster prostratus Baker var. prostratus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cotoneaster distichus Lange var. tongolensis C. K. Schneid.
Cotoneaster microphyllus Wall. ex Lindl. var. uva-ursi Lindl.
Cotoneaster prostratus Baker
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Reference(s)
  1. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Chowdhery, H. J. & B. M. Wadhwa. 1984. Flora of Himachal Pradesh.
  4. Dickoré, W. B. & G. Kasperek. 2010. Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in central Europe. Willdenowia 40:32.
  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. 119:461.
  8. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  9. Hara, H. 1966-1975. Flora of eastern Himalaya Note: v. 1:1966, v. 2:1971, v. 3:1975
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  11. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
round-leaf cotoneaster –
German
rundblättrige Zwergmispel –
Transcribed Chinese
yuan ye xun zi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Shengw.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqus.e.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengn.w.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia n.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Sichuan Sheng (w.), Xizang Zizhiqu (s.e.), Yunnan Sheng (n.w.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India (n.), Nepal
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=11797. Accessed 29 May 2025.