Crataegus opima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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
Species: Crataegus opima

Name

Crataegus opima Beadle, Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 40 (1901).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crataegus pulcherrima Ashe var. opima (Beadle) Lance, Phytoneuron 2011-3: 7 (2011).
• Heterotypic
  • Crataegus abstrusa Beadle, Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1(2): 66 (1902).

Taxonomic notes

• Not accepted by Kral et al., 2011. [as Crataegus pulcherrima]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
North America South-Central U.S.A Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Beadle, C.D. 1901. New species of thorns from the Southeastern states. Biltmore Botanical Studies (1): 1-163. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Phipps, J.B. 2014. Crataegus. Pp. 584 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 9: Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. xxiv + 713 pp., Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-534029-7. efloras FNA WebsiteReference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Crataegus opima. Published online. Accessed: 9 February 2020.