Cotoneaster

Illustration of Ordinary cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster integerrimus )

The Zwergmispeln ( Cotoneaster ) are a genus of pome fruit crops ( Pyrinae ) from the rose family ( Rosaceae ). The genus includes about 90 species.

The natural range is the Palaearctic region ( temperate Asia, Europe, North Africa), with an emphasis on the Himalayas and southwestern China.

Description

Cotoneaster species grow as deciduous and evergreen shrubs, rarely there are trees. The growth habit ranges from prostrate ground cover up to 15 meters high small trees. The branches are not armored ( contrast to the Pyracantha species ( Pyracantha ) ). The change-constant leaves are simple with a short petiole. The leaf margin is smooth. The stipules are small.

The flowers are sometimes individually and in a few small bundles, but mostly in schirmtraubigen inflorescences. The hermaphroditic, flowers are radial symmetry fünfzählig. The five short sepals are also still clearly visible on the fruit. The five petals are white, cream, pink to light purple or red. There are ten to 20 (rarely to 22) available stamens. There are two to five under permanent to semi- permanent under carpels present. The two to five pens are free.

The apple-shaped fruit is red to brownish red, or orange to black, fleshy sepals are still clearly visible and they contain only one seed.

All parts of the plant, but especially the fruit are slightly toxic.

Use

In temperate latitudes, some species or their varieties are planted as ornamental trees, for example, as a groundcover. The ground-covering Cotoneaster species are often planted as street greenery in cities. The genus Cotoneaster is one of the host plants of fire blight.

System

The Zwergmispeln ( Cotoneaster ) are a genus of the rose family ( Rosaceae ). There they are in the subfamily Spiraeoideae, Tribe Pyreae associated subtribes pome fruit crops ( Pyrinae ). The genus was described in 1789 by Friedrich Casimir Medicus for the first time scientifically. The genus can be assigned to about 90 species. The Plant List the following species are listed described to be valid:

  • Spitzblättrige cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster acuminatus Lindl. ) - Native to the Himalayas.
  • Peking cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster acutifolius Turcz. )
  • Trellis - cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster adpressus Bois )
  • Cotoneaster affinis Lindl.
  • Doubtful cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster ambiguus Rehder & EH Wilson)
  • Cotoneaster apiculatus Rehder & E. H. Wilson
  • Wrinkled cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster bullatus Bois ) - ornamental plant, even wild
  • Shrubby cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster buxifolius Wall. Ex Lindl. ), From India.
  • Cotoneaster chengkangensis T.T.Yu
  • Bow cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster conspicuus ( Messel ) Messel )
  • Cotoneaster coriaceus Franch.
  • Carpet cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster dammeri CK Schneid - named after the botanist Udo Dammer. ) - Oblong or elliptical similar to the cotoneaster (C. horizontalis ), but lying flat on the ground, leaves; is native to China.
  • Diels cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster dielsianus E. Pritz. Ex Diels )
  • Saving Fingered cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster divaricatus Rehder & EH Wilson), it comes from China.
  • Cotoneaster fangianus T.T. Yu
  • Cotoneaster floridus J. Fryer & B. Hylmö
  • Cotoneaster foveolatus Rehder & E. H. Wilson
  • Franchets cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster franchetii Bois ), she comes from western China.
  • Tree cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster frigidus Wall. Ex Lindl. )
  • Cotoneaster glabratus Rehder & E. H. Wilson
  • Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Franch.
  • Cotoneaster glomerulatus W. W. Sm
  • Cotoneaster gracilis Rehder & E. H. Wilson
  • Cotoneaster harrovianus E. H. Wilson
  • Cotoneaster harrysmithii Flinck & B. Hylmö
  • Cotoneaster hebephyllus Diels
  • Cotoneaster hissaricus Pojark.
  • Cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster horizontalis Decne. ) - Undemanding groundcover, only partially evergreen, herringbone branches, small roundish leaves, neophyte, native to China.
  • Cotoneaster insignis Pojark.
  • Ordinary cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster integerrimus Medik. ) - Native to Central Europe.
  • Cotoneaster krasnovii Pojark.
  • Cotoneaster langei G. Klotz
  • Cotoneaster marginatus ( Loudon ) Schltdl.
  • Cotoneaster melanocarpus Lodd. , G. Lodd. & W. Lodd.
  • Small-leaved cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster microphyllus Wall. Ex Lindl. ), Native to the Himalayas.
  • Cotoneaster miniatus ( Rehder & EH Wilson) Flinck & B. Hylmö
  • Cotoneaster mongolicus Pojark.
  • Cotoneaster morrisonensis Hayata
  • Moupin - cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster moupinensis Franch. )
  • Rich flowering Cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster multiflorus Bunge), comes from China.
  • Cotoneaster neoantoninae A.N. Vassiljeva
  • Cotoneaster neopopovii Czerep.
  • Cotoneaster nitens Rehder & E. H. Wilson
  • Cotoneaster nitidifolius C. Marquand
  • Cotoneaster nitidus Jacq.
  • Cotoneaster nummularioides Pojark.
  • Cotoneaster nummularius fish. & C. A. Mey.
  • Cotoneaster obscurus Rehder & E. H. Wilson
  • Cotoneaster oliganthus Pojark.
  • Rough Fuzzy cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster pannosus Franch. ) From Southwest China.
  • Cotoneaster qungbixiensis J. Fryer & B. Hylmö
  • Dichtblütige cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster racemiflorus ( Desf. ) K. Koch )
  • Cotoneaster reticulatus Rehder & E. H. Wilson
  • Cotoneaster rhytidophyllus Rehder & E. H. Wilson
  • Round-leaved cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster rotundifolius Wall. Ex Lindl. )
  • Cotoneaster rubens W.W.Sm.
  • Willowleaf cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster salicifolius Franch. ) From China.
  • Cotoneaster sanguineus T.T. Yu
  • Cotoneaster schantungensis Klotz
  • Cotoneaster sherriffii G. Klotz
  • Cotoneaster silvestrii Pamp.
  • Cotoneaster soongoricus ( usually ) Popov
  • Winter Green cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster sternianus ( Turrill ) Boom)
  • Cotoneaster subadpressus T.T. Yu
  • Cotoneaster submultiflorus Popov
  • Cotoneaster taylorii T.T.Yu
  • Cotoneaster tenuipes Rehder & E. H. Wilson
  • Felt Steinmispel ( Cotoneaster tomentosus ( Aiton ) Lindl. ), Including in Austria.
  • Cotoneaster transcaucasicus Pojark.
  • Cotoneaster turbinatus Craib
  • Cotoneaster uniflorus Bunge
  • Cotoneaster verruculosus Diels
  • Wards cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster wardii W.W.Sm. )
  • Zabel's Cotoneaster ( Cotoneaster zabelii CKSchneid. )

Fire blight

Cotoneaster species are endangered as a pome fruit crops ( Pyrinae ) by infestation with fire blight and they are among the main host groups.

The import, production and commercialization of Zwergmispeln is prohibited in Switzerland since 1 May 2002.

Evidence

Rosales Maleae Friedrich Kasimir Medikus Carl Lebrecht Udo Dammer Digital Object Identifier Integrated Authority File
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