Cotoneaster coriaceus Franch.

Cotonéaster (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cotoneaster

Characteristics

Shrubs evergreen, 1–3 m tall. Branchlets dark purplish brown to grayish brown, cylindric, initially densely yellow tomentose, glabrous when old. Petiole 4–8 mm, initially densely yellow tomentose, subglabrous when old; stipules linear-lanceolate, 4–5 mm, sparsely tomentose or glabrescent at fruiting; leaf blade obovate to elliptic, 2–4.5 × 1.2–2.8 cm, thickly leathery, midvein prominently raised abaxially and deeply impressed adaxially, lateral veins 7–10 pairs, abaxially densely yellow tomentose, adaxially lustrous, glabrous, base cuneate, margin entire, apex obtuse or acute and mucronate. Compound corymbs 3–5(–6) × 4–7 cm, densely many small flowered; rachis and pedicels densely yellow tomentose; bracts caducous, linear-lanceolate, 2–4 mm, slightly tomentose. Pedicel 1–2 mm. Flowers 4–5 mm in diam. Hypanthium campanulate, densely tomentose. Sepals triangular, 1.5–2 mm, apex acute. Petals spreading, white, broadly ovate or suborbicular, 2.5–3.5 × 2.5–3 mm, adaxially tomentulose near base, base shortly clawed, apex obtuse. Stamens 20, shorter than petals. Ovary tomentose apically; styles 2, free, nearly as long as stamens. Fruit red, obovoid, 4–6 × 4–5 mm, sparsely tomentulose, pyrenes 2. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Sep–Oct. 2n = 68*.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Scrub, hedgerows and rocky places in calcareous soils. Grassy slopes along riversides or thickets at elevations of 1800-2700 metres in Guizhou, Sichuan, Xizang and Yunnan Provinces.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 180 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cotoneaster coriaceus habit picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster coriaceus habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster coriaceus habit picture by Víctor Bao (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cotoneaster coriaceus leaf picture by Suzanne O'Leary (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster coriaceus leaf picture by Antonio José Puente-Badía (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster coriaceus leaf picture by michele sisto (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cotoneaster coriaceus flower picture by Carlos Bringas (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster coriaceus flower picture by joseman lopez (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster coriaceus flower picture by David Horcajada Tejero (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cotoneaster coriaceus fruit picture by Alex Tuca (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster coriaceus fruit picture by UrbanwearTS (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster coriaceus fruit picture by José Galera (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cotoneaster coriaceus world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Canada, China, Spain, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722459-1
WFO ID wfo-0000987334
COL ID YXWB
BDTFX ID 119973
INPN ID 717150
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cotoneaster coriaceus Cotoneaster smithii Cotoneaster lacteus Cotoneaster oligocarpus