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Cotoneaster
Sign in to saveCotoneaster is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region (temperate Asia, Europe, north Africa), with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas. They are related to hawthorns (Crataegus), firethorns (Pyracantha), photinias (Photinia), and rowans (Sorbus).
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Cotoneaster is a genus of plants within the family Rosaceae. It belongs to the order Rosales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus is also referred to by the common name chambara.
The native range of Cotoneaster includes Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baleares, the Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, and Bulgaria. Specimens have been recorded in Mexico, the United States, and Iran. These records are held by institutions such as UACH, ASU, SD, IBUNAM, and LOB.
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Species
Cotoneaster
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRosaceae
Common Name: chambara
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,835
- With media
- 1,189
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Collections
- UACH, ASU, SD, IBUNAM, LOB, CAS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Iran
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Nomenclature and classification
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- Selected species
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Cotoneaster is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region (temperate Asia, Europe, north Africa), with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas. They are related to hawthorns (Crataegus), firethorns (Pyracantha), photinias (Photinia), and rowans (Sorbus).
Depending on the species definition used, between 70 and 300 different species of Cotoneaster are described, with many apomictic microspecies treated as species by some authors, but only as varieties by others.
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