Mespilus tomentosa Aiton GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Mespilus

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Amygdaloideae

Tribe:

Maleae

Subtribe:

Malinae

Nomen number:

24192

Place of publication:

Hort. kew. 2:174. 1789, nom. cons.

Comment:

conserved (nom. cons.) against the homotypic synonym (Shenzhen ICN 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

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Reference(s)

Applequist, W. L. 2012. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 64. Taxon 61:1112. Note: proposal recommended
Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs. Note: = Cotoneaster tomentosus (Aiton) Lindl.
Sennikov, A. 2011. (2014) Proposal to conserve the name Mespilus tomentosa (Cotoneaster tomentosus) against Mespilus orientalis (Rosaceae). Taxon 60:606.
Wilson, K. L. 2016. Report of the General Committee: 13. Taxon 65:381. Note: proposal recommended

Common names

Distribution

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=24192. Accessed 31 May 2025.

Taxon: Mespilus tomentosa Aiton

Synonym of Cotoneaster tomentosus (Aiton) Lindl.