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3333.000 Cotoneaster
Stace, C.A. (1997) New Flora of the British Isles. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Description of the genus
Unarmed shrubs. Stipules caducous. Leaves simple, entire. Flowers solitary, in cymose clusters or corymbs. Petals 5, white or pink. Carpels 2-5; ovules 2 in each carpel. Styles 2-5. Fruit with mealy flesh, red (in ours) with 2-5 pyrenes. Worldwide: 261 species in the temperate Old World Zimbabwe: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| franchetii Bois | C | |
| pannosus Franch. | C,E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Cotoneaster:
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated CotoneasterExternal websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): CotoneasterFlora Zambesiaca web site: Cotoneaster
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cotoneaster
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cotoneaster
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cotoneaster
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