Micromeles thomsonii

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 thomsonii

Name

Micromeles thomsonii (King ex Hook.f.) C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 701 (1906).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pyrus thomsonii King ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 379 (1878).
• Homotypic
  • Sorbus thomsonii (King ex Hook.f.) Rehder in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 277 (1915).
  • Aria thomsonii (King ex Hook.f.) H.Ohashi & Iketani, J. Jap. Bot. 68: 360 (1993).
  • Thomsonaria thomsonii (King ex Hook.f.) Rushforth, Phytologia 100: 237 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schneider, C.K. 1904–1906. Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde: Charakteristik der in Mitteleuropa heimischen und im freien angepflanzten angiospermen Gehölz-Arten und Formen mit Ausschluss der Bambuseen und Kakteen. Vol. 1. Jena. 810 pp. BHL 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. 
• Ohashi, H. & Iketani, H. 1993. New Combinations of Asiatic Aria (Rosaceae-Maloideae-Sorbeae). Journal of Japanese Botany 68(6): 355–361. PDF 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 thomsonii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Micromeles thomsonii. Accessed: 20 Dec 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Micromeles thomsonii. Published online. Accessed: 20 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Micromeles thomsonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Dec 2022. Reference page.