Mespilus cotoneaster var. nigra Ehrh.

First published in Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 4: 19 (1789)
This name is a synonym of Cotoneaster niger

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Dickoré, W.B. & Kasperek, G. (2010). Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in Central Europe. Willdenowia 40: 13-45. [Cited as Cotoneaster laxiflorus.]

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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