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Taxon:  Cotoneaster tomentosus (Aiton) Lindl.



Summary
Genus:
Cotoneaster
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
11816
Place of publication:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13:101. 1821, nom. cons. "tomentosa"
Comment:
to restore legitimacy to this name, the basionym Mespilus tomentosa Aiton is conserved (nom. cons.) against the homotypic synonym (Shenzhen ICN 6.4, 14.4 & App. IV) Mespilus orientalis Mill., nom. rej.
Verified:
02/27/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mespilus tomentosa Aiton

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cotoneaster soczavianus Pojark.
Invalid Designation(s)
Cotoneaster nebrodensis auct.
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Reference(s)
  1. Applequist, W. L. 2012. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 64. Taxon 61:1112. Note: proposal recommended
  2. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. Note: lists as Cotoneaster tomentosus (Aiton) Lindl.
  3. Dickoré, W. B. & G. Kasperek. 2010. Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in central Europe. Willdenowia 40:37.
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  6. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  7. Flinck, K. E. & B. Hylmö. 1966. A list of series and species in the genus Cotoneaster. Bot. Not. 119:455.
  8. Hess, H. E. et al. 1976. Flora der Schweiz, ed. 2.
  9. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976) Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  11. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
  12. Sennikov, A. N. 2011. Atlas Florae Europaeae notes 18. Synonymy and distribution of some native and alien species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae) in eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 48:325-336.
  13. Sennikov, A. 2011. (2014) Proposal to conserve the name Mespilus tomentosa (Cotoneaster tomentosus) against Mespilus orientalis (Rosaceae). Taxon 60:606.
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
  15. Weihe, K. von. 1972. Illustrierte Flora von Deutschland und angrenzende Gebiete, ed. 23.
  16. Wilson, K. L. 2016. Report of the General Committee: 13. Taxon 65:381. Note: proposal recommended
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia n.w.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKrasnodar 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland s.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Georgia (n.w.), Russian Federation [Dagestan, Krasnodar]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland (s.), Slovakia
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
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=11816. Accessed 29 May 2025.