Mespilus germanica, L.
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1. M. germanica L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 478 (1753) View Cited Treatment .
Shrub or small tree up to 6 m. Leaves 5-12 cm, lanceolate or oblanceolate to obovate, pubescent, but sometimes glabrous above, entire or serrulate towards the apex. Flowers 3-4 cm in diameter. Sepals 10-16 mm, linear-triangular. Petals white. Fruit 2-3 cm, brown, pyriform to depressed-globose. S.E. Europe, extending to Sardegna and Sicilia; cultivated and naturalized in C. & W. Europe. Bu G r *It Rs (K) *Sa *Si [Au Be Br Cz Ga Ge He Ho Hs Ju Rm].
Cultivated for the fruit, which after incipient decay becomes soft and edible.
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Mespilus germanica
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |