Micromeles globosa

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: Micromeles
Species: Micromeles globosa

Name

Micromeles globosa (T.T.Yu & H.T.Tsai) Mezhenskyj, NULESU Coll. Fruit Ornament. Pl.: 34 (2018).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sorbus globosa T.T.Yu & H.T.Tsai, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 7: 121 (1936).
• Homotypic
  • Aria globosa (T.T.Yu & H.T.Tsai) H.Osashi & Iketani, J. Jap. Bot. 68: 358 (1993).
  • Pyrus globosa (T.T.Yu & H.T.Tsai) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 105 (2018).
  • Thomsonaria globosa (T.T.Yu & H.T.Tsai) Rushforth, Phytologia 100: 238 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mezhenska, L.O., Mezhenskyj, V.M. & Yakubenko, B.Y. 2018. Колекція НУБіП України плодових і декоративних рослин. NULESU collections of fruit and ornamental plants. 107 pp., Kyiv: Lira-K. ISBN 978-617-7605-58-3 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Micromeles globosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Micromeles globosa. Published online. Accessed: 27 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Micromeles globosa. Accessed: Dec 27 2025. Reference page.