Taxon:  Cotoneaster tomentosus (Aiton) Lindl.



Summary
Genus:
Cotoneaster
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
11816
Place of publication:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13:101.  1821, nom. cons. "tomentosa"
Comment:
to restore legitimacy to this name, the basionym Mespilus tomentosa Aiton is conserved (nom. cons.) against the homotypic synonym (Shenzhen ICN Art. 6.4, 14.4 & App. IV) Mespilus orientalis Mill., nom. rej.
Verified:
02/27/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mespilus tomentosa Aiton

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cotoneaster soczavianus Pojark.

Invalid Designation(s)
Cotoneaster nebrodensis auct.
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Applequist, W. L. 2012. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 64. Taxon 61:1112. Note: proposal recommended
  3. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. Note: lists as Cotoneaster tomentosus (Aiton) Lindl.
  4. Dickoré, W. B. & G. Kasperek. 2010. Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in central Europe. Willdenowia 40:37.
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1331.
  7. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  8. Flinck, K. E. & B. Hylmö. 1966. A list of series and species in the genus Cotoneaster. Bot. Not. 119:455.
  9. Hess, H. E. et al. 1976. Flora der Schweiz, ed. 2.
  10. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976) Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  12. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
  13. Sennikov, A. N. 2011. Atlas Florae Europaeae notes 18. Synonymy and distribution of some native and alien species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae) in eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 48:325-336.
  14. Sennikov, A. 2011. (2014) Proposal to conserve the name Mespilus tomentosa (Cotoneaster tomentosus) against Mespilus orientalis (Rosaceae). Taxon 60:606.
  15. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
  16. Weihe, K. von. 1972. Illustrierte Flora von Deutschland und angrenzende Gebiete, ed. 23.
  17. Wilson, K. L. 2016. Report of the General Committee: 13. Taxon 65:381. Note: proposal recommended
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia n.w.Sennikov, A. N. 2011. Atlas Florae Europaeae notes 18. Synonymy and distribution of some native and alien species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae) in eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 333-334.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKrasnodar Sennikov, A. N. 2011. Atlas Florae Europaeae notes 18. Synonymy and distribution of some native and alien species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae) in eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 333-334.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Dickoré, W. B. & G. Kasperek. 2010. Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in central Europe. Willdenowia 40:37.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Dickoré, W. B. & G. Kasperek. 2010. Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in central Europe. Willdenowia 40:37.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland s.Dickoré, W. B. & G. Kasperek. 2010. Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in central Europe. Willdenowia 40:37.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Dickoré, W. B. & G. Kasperek. 2010. Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in central Europe. Willdenowia 40:37.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Dickoré, W. B. & G. Kasperek. 2010. Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in central Europe. Willdenowia 40:37.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. Note: lists as Cotoneaster tomentosus (Aiton) Lindl.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Georgia (n.w.), Russian Federation [Dagestan, Krasnodar]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland (s.), Slovakia
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France

Reference(s)
  1. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. Note: lists as Cotoneaster tomentosus (Aiton) Lindl.
  2. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  3. Dickoré, W. B. & G. Kasperek. 2010. Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in central Europe. Willdenowia 40:37.
  4. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  5. Sennikov, A. N. 2011. Atlas Florae Europaeae notes 18. Synonymy and distribution of some native and alien species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae) in eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 333-334.
  6. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K. Koch
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=11816. Accessed 12 May 2026.