Cotoneaster roseus
| Cotoneaster roseus | |
|---|---|
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| Pink and white flowers | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Cotoneaster |
| Species: | C. roseus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cotoneaster roseus Edgew. [1] | |
Cotoneaster roseus is native to portions of the Himalayas, Iran, northern and western Pakistan, northwest India and Kashmir.[1] The Latin name roseus means rosy or pink, and refers to its flower petals. It was first described by the Irish botanist Michael Pakenham Edgeworth as Cotoneaster rosea in 1846.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Cotoneaster roseus was first described and published (as C. rosea) in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 20:46. 1846 GRIN (January 12, 2010). "Cotoneaster roseus information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
[published as] "rosea"
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