Cotoneaster ellipticus Loudon
Creators
- 1. Central Herbarium of Tehran University, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran (Iran)
- 2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht (Iran)
- 3. Research Center of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kurdistan Province, PO Box 66169 - 36311 - 714 (Iran)
- 4. Research Center for Plant Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (Iran)
Description
Cotoneaster ellipticus Hort ex Loudon
(Fig. 6)
An Encyclopaedia of Plants [2nd ed]: 1208 (Loudon 1841).
TYPUS. — Kashmir. Waziristan, J. L. Stewart 274b (lecto-, K).
SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — Iran. Khorasan, Bojnord, 1593 m, 37°50’31”N, 57°31’25”E, 03.X.2009, Memariani, Zangooei & Arjmandi 43358 (FUMH); West of Bojnord, 37°26’39”N, 56°47’06”E, 1425 m, 09.VIII.2008, Memariani, Zangooei & Arjmandi 41331 (FUMH).
NOTE
The closest relative of this species is C. insignis. C. insignis is diagnosed by having elliptic-obovate leaves, 30-60 × 20- 40 mm, base widely to narrowly cuneate, upper surface midgreen; petiole 5-10 mm; lax inflorescence, 6-20- flowered inflorescence and peduncle up to 20 mm. While C. ellipticus is distinguished by having orbicular- elliptic leaves (20-40 × 20-34 mm), base widely obtuse to rounded, upper surface dark bluish green; petiole 4-7 mm; compact inflorescence, 5-13- flowered inflorescence and peduncle up to 9 mm (Fig. 6). This species occurs in Pakistan, Kashmir (Fryer & Hylmö 2009) and Iran.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- FUMH , K
- Event date
- 2008-08-09
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Cotoneaster
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Order
- Rosales
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Scientific name authorship
- Loudon
- Species
- ellipticus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- lectotype
- Verbatim event date
- 2008-08-09/2009-10-03
References
- LOUDON J. C. 1841. - An Encyclopaedia of Plants; Comprising the Specific Character, Description, Culture, History, Application in the Arts, and Every Other Desirable Particular Respecting all the Plants Indigenous, Cultivated in, or Introduced to Britain: Combining much of the Information Contained in a Species Plantarum, a Historia Plantarum, a Grammar of Botany, and a Dictionary of Botany and Vegetable Culture. A. Spottiswoode, London, 1329 p. https: // bibdigital. rjb. csic. es / idurl / 1 / 14771
- FRYER J. & HYLMO B. 2009. - Cotoneasters: A Comprehensive Guide to Shrubs for Flowers, Fruit, and Foliage. Timber press, Portland, London, 344 p.