Hesperomeles is a genus of South American evergreen trees of the family Rosaceae that has sometimes been included along with Pyracantha in the genus Osteomeles.[2] However, Osteomeles notably have compound leaves, and recent molecular phylogenetics suggests that Hesperomeles is only distantly related to Osteomeles, and is instead sister to the Crataegus—Mespilus clade.[3]
| Hesperomeles Temporal range:
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| Hesperomeles ferruginea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae |
| Tribe: | Maleae |
| Subtribe: | Malinae |
| Genus: | Hesperomeles Lindl. |
Species
editDepending on the author, there are between 12[4] and 20 species in the genus.[5] According to Tropicos.org database, the following species are recognized:[4]
References
editWikispecies has information related to Hesperomeles.
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- ^ "Rosales". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Hesperomeles Lindl.", Flora of Panama
- ^ Li, Q.-Y.; Guo, W.; Liao, W.-B.; Macklin, J.A.; Li, J.-H. (2012), "Generic limits of Pyrinae: Insights from nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences", Botanical Studies, 53: 151–164
- ^ a b "Tropicos | Name - Hesperomeles Lindl". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- ^ F.R. Barrie (2015), "Hesperomeles Lindl.", in Davidse, G.; M. Sousa Sánchez; S. Knapp; F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.), Flora Mesoamericana, vol. Saururaceae a Zygophyllaceae
External links
edit- Ulloa, Carmen Ulloa; Jørgensen, Peter Møller, "Hesperomeles Lindley", Árboles y arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador
- Plantsystematics.org image gallery, retrieved 13 October 2015
- MacBride, J. Francis (1938), "Hesperomeles Lindl.", Flora of Peru, vol. 13, Field Museum of Natural History Botanical Series, pp. 1065–9
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