Hesperomeles

Hesperomeles
Hesperomeles ferruginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Amygdaloideae[1]
Tribe: Maleae
Genus: Hesperomeles
Lindl.

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]

Species

Depending 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]

  • Hesperomeles cordata
  • Hesperomeles ferruginea
  • Hesperomeles gayana
  • Hesperomeles goudotiana
  • Hesperomeles incerta
  • Hesperomeles nitida
  • Hesperomeles obtusifolia
  • Hesperomeles pachyphylla
  • Hesperomeles palcensis
  • Hesperomeles personii
  • Hesperomeles resinopunctata
  • Hesperomeles weberbaueri

References

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  1. ↑ Potter, D., et al. (2007). Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266(1–2): 5–43. [Referring to the subfamily by the name "Spiraeoideae"]
  2. ↑ "Hesperomeles Lindl.", Flora of Panama
  3. ↑ 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
  4. 1 2 "Tropicos | Name - Hesperomeles Lindl.". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  5. ↑ F.R. Barrie (2015), "Hesperomeles Lindl.", in Davidse, G.; M. Sousa Sánchez; S. Knapp; F. Chiang Cabrera, Flora Mesoamericana, Saururaceae a Zygophyllaceae


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