Crataegus azarolus

Crataegus azarolus

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Crataegus azarolus is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Crataegus
Subgenus: Crataegus subg. Crataegus
Species: Crataegus azarolus
Varietates: C. a. var. aronia – C. a. var. assadii – C. a. var. azarolus – C. a. var. chlorocarpa – C. a. var. dentata – C. a. var. minuta – C. a. var. senobaaensis – C. a. var. sharania

Name

Crataegus azarolus L., Sp. Pl.: 477 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pyrus azarolus (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 347 (1771).
  • Mespilus azarolus (L.) All., Fl. Pedem. 2: 141 (1785).
  • Oxyacantha azarolus (L.) Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 2: 578 (1899).
• Heterotypic
  • Lazarolus oxyacanthoides Borkh., Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(3): 88 (1798).
    

Note: The eight varietal circumscription above is accepted by some Turkish botanists and Hassler (2026), but not by many other authorities, for example see POWO (2026) and the list of their sources for the key four varietates.

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 477. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Meikle, R.D. 1966. Crataegus. Pp. 115–118 in Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E.R. (eds.), Flora of Iraq. Volume Two [Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Rosaceae]. 184 pp. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad. Reference page. 
• Meikle, R.D. 1977. Flora of Cyprus. Volume One (Pinaceae to Theligonaceae). XII, 832 pp. Bentham-Moxon Trust & Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London 1977. ISBN 0-9504876-3-5 Reference page. 
• Christensen, K.I. 1992. Revision of Crataegus sect. Crataegus and nothosect. Crataeguineae (Rosaceae-Maloideae) in the Old World. Systematic Botany Monographs 35: 1–199. JSTOR PDF: Reference page. 
• Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.) 2012. Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-60425-7-7. Online edition. Reference page. 
• Kurtto, A., Sennikov, A.N. & Lampinen, R. (eds.) 2013. Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe. 16. Cydonia to Prunus, excl. Sorbus. 168 pp. The Committee for Mapping the Flora of Europe & Societas Biologica Fennica Vanamo. Helsinki. ISBN 978-951-9108-17-9 Internet Archive, Lending Library] Reference page. 
• Dönmez, A.A. & Özderin, S. 2019. Additional contributions to taxonomy, nomenclature and biogeography of the Turkish Crataegus (Rosaceae) taxa. PhytoKeys 122: 1–13. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.122.33002 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Crataegus azarolus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Crataegus azarolus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Crataegus azarolus. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jan 2020. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crataegus azarolus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Azarole
• italiano: Azzaruolo
• sardu: Lazarola
• українська: Глід плодовий

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