Rosaceae
Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster divaricatus Rehder & E.H.Wilson

First published in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 1: 157 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Italy, Kenya, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, New Zealand South, Norway, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Washington, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aymerich, P. (2023). Notes sobre flora aŀlòctona a Catalunya. IV. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural 87: 225-238.
  • Dickoré, W.B. & Kasperek, G. (2010). Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in Central Europe. Willdenowia 40: 13-45.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kurtto, A., Sennikov, A.N. & Lampinen, R. (2013). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 16: 1-168.
  • Lustyk, P. & Doležal, J. (eds.) (2018). Additamenta ad floram Reipublicae Bohemicae - XVI. Zprávy Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 53: 31-112.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Stabbetorp, O. & Often, A. (2021). De vanskelige misplene Cotoneaster spp.. Blyttia. [Norsk botanisk forening] 79: 205-215.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Verloove, F. (2014). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259744538_Het_genus_Cotoneaster_in_Belgie. epublication.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 9: 1-494. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.3897/italianbotanist.11.68063. epublication.
  • Aymerich, P. (2023). Notes sobre flora aŀlòctona a Catalunya. IV. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural 87: 225-238.
  • Dickoré, W.B. & Kasperek, G. (2010). Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in Central Europe. Willdenowia 40: 13-45.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Kurtto, A., Sennikov, A.N. & Lampinen, R. (2013). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 16: 1-168.
  • Lustyk, P. & Doležal, J. (eds.) (2018). Additamenta ad floram Reipublicae Bohemicae - XVI. Zprávy Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 53: 31-112.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Verloove, F. (2014). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259744538_Het_genus_Cotoneaster_in_Belgie. epublication.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 9: 1-494. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1950 Wilson, E.H. [2186] China K000758550 Holotype Yes
Wilson, E.H. [232] China K000758549 Type Yes
Faber, E. (Revd.) [1192] China K004710056 Yes
Chun, W.Y. [4036] K004710055 Yes
Henry, A. (Dr.) [5701] China K004710057 Yes
Zhao, Q.S. [0122] China K004710062 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [877] China K004710054 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [2167] China K004710058 Yes
Zhao, Q.S. [0137] China K004710063 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [877] China K004710053 Yes
Erskine; Fliegner; Howick; McNamara [SICH335] China K004710061 Yes
Zhao, Z.J. [115735] K004710059 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [153a] China K004710052 Yes
Zhao, Z.J. [115299] K004710060 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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