Micromeles megalocarpa

Micromeles megalocarpa

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 megalocarpa

Name

Micromeles megalocarpa (Rehder) Mezhenskyj, NULESU Coll. Fruit Ornament. Pl.: 34 (2018).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sorbus megalocarpa Rehder in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 266 (1915)
• Homotypic
  • Aria megalocarpa (Rehder) H.Ohashi & Iketani, J. Jap. Bot. 68: 359 (1993).
  • Wilsonaria megalocarpa (Rehder) Rushforth, Phytologia 100: 241 (2018).
  • Pyrus megalocarpa (Rehder) Bean, Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 3: 325 (1933).
• Heterotypic
  • Aria megalocarpa var. cuneata (Rehder) H.Ohashi & Iketani, J. Jap. Bot. 68: 359 (1993)
  • Micromeles guanxianensis (T.C.Ku) Mezhenskyj, NULESU Coll. Fruit Ornament. Pl.: 34 (2018).
  • Pyrus guanxianensis (T.C.Ku) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 106 (2018).
  • Sorbus guanxianensis T.C.Ku, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 10(3): 22 (1990).
  • Sorbus megalocarpa var. cuneata Rehder in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 267 (1915).
  • Wilsonaria guanxianensis (T.C.Ku) Rushforth, Phytologia 100: 241 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, 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 megalocarpa 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 megalocarpa. Accessed: 3 Dec 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Micromeles megalocarpa. Published online. Accessed: Dec 3 2025. Reference page.