Mespilus germanica L.

Medlar (en), Néflier (fr), Néflier d'Allemagne (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Mespilus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 4-6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 6.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Woods and hedgerows.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses drug eating food medicinal tanning wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Blood (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Gravel (unspecified), Splenomegaly (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Alterative (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Mespilus germanica unspecified picture
Mespilus germanica unspecified picture

Distribution

Mespilus germanica world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Ecuador, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, and South Africa

Conservation status

Mespilus germanica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:726564-1
WFO ID wfo-0001010802
COL ID 6RBGS
BDTFX ID 42397
INPN ID 108421
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Mespilus vulgaris Mespilus domestica Mespilus portentosa Mespilus vulgaris Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica var. sylvestris

Lower taxons

Mespilus germanica f. apyrena