Cotoneaster miniatus (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cotoneaster

Characteristics

Shrubs, 1–1.5(–2) m. Stems erect, spreading, arching, ?slender, weak?; branches distichous, divaricate, light brown, initially tomentose-pilose. Leaves deciduous; petiole 3–5 mm, densely pilose; blade elliptic to narrowly ovate, (24–)30–50(–68) x 12–25(–32) mm, chartaceous, base cuneate or obtuse, margins flat, not revolute, veins 3–5, slightly sunken, apex acute or obtuse, abaxial surfaces pale, ?reticulate?, pilose, adaxial yellowish green, dull, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, pilose; ?fall leaves intensely yellow?. Inflorescences on fertile shoots 20–45 mm with 4 leaves, 8–18-flowered, lax. Pedicels ?slender?, 5–10 mm, pilose. Flowers ?spreading?, 4–5.5 mm, open; hypanthium cupulate, villose-pilose; sepals: margins villous, apex obtuse, surfaces villous; petals erect, pink, base pink to dark pink or red-tinged; stamens 19–23, filaments white or pale pink, anthers white; styles 2(or 3). Pomes ?pendent?, bright orange-red, broadly ellipsoid, broadly obovoid, or globose, rarely depressed-globose, (4–)6–9.3(–11) x 6–9.7 mm, slightly shiny, not glaucous, sparsely villous; sepals flat, villous; forming star over slightly open navel; style remnants 3/4 from base. Pyrenes 2(or 3).
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 180 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Images

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Distribution

Cotoneaster miniatus world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722581-1
WFO ID wfo-0000991195
COL ID YY3H
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Synonyms

Cotoneaster miniatus