Micromeles heseltinei

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 heseltinei

Name

Micromeles heseltinei (Rushforth) Mezhenskyj, NULESU Coll. Fruit Ornament. Pl.: 34 (2018).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sorbus heseltinei Rushforth, Dendrol. Soc. Year Book 2009: 83 (2010).
    • Typus: Tongkyuk, Rong Chu valley, 3 km south of Chunyima, 3100 m. 18 Sep 2009. Rushforth 3770 DS80. (Holotype: E).
• Homotypic
  • Griffitharia heseltinei (Rushforth) Rushforth, Phytologia 100: 234 (2018).
  • Pyrus heseltinei (Rushforth) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 106 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Griffitharia heseltinei var. glabrescens (T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu) Rushforth, Phytologia 100: 234 (2018)
  • Sorbus coronata var. glabrescens T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu,Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18: 494 (1980)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China Tibet. 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. 

Additional references

• Hu, J., Tan, B., Chen, X., Dong, M. & Ma, J. 2025. Molecular phylogenetics of Micromeles (Rosaceae: Maleae): implications for taxonomy. BMC Plant Biology 25(1146): 1–12. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-025-07143-z Reference page. 
• Rushforth, K.D. 2018. The Whitebeam problem, and a solution. Phytologia 100(4): 222–247. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Micromeles heseltinei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 3. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Micromeles heseltinei. Accessed: 3 Dec 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Micromeles heseltinei. Published online. Accessed: Dec 3 2025. Reference page.