Pyracantha coccinea, M. J. Roemer
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1. P. coccinea M. J. Roemer View in CoL , Syn. Monogr. 3: 219 (1847)
( Cotoneaster pyracantha (L.) Spach ).
Up to 2 m (up to 6 m in cultivation). Leaves 2-4 cm, elliptical to obovate-elliptical, glabrous or sparsely pubescent beneath when young, crenatedentate. Flowers 7-8 mm in diameter. Fruit 5-7 mm, bright red, rarely orange or yellow. S. Europe, westwards to N.E. Spain. Al Bu Ga G r Hs It Ju Rs (K) Tu [Br Lu].
This and several closely related species are widely cultivated for the ornamental flowers and fruit.
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Pyracantha coccinea
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |
P. coccinea
| M. J. Roemer 1847: 219 |