Osteomeles anthyllidifolia

Osteomeles anthyllidifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Osteomeles
Species: Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
Varietates: O. a. var. anthyllidifolia – O. a. var. subrotunda

Name

Osteomeles anthyllidifolia (Sm.) Lindl., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 99 (1821)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pyrus anthyllidifolia Sm in A.Rees, Cycl. 29: n.° 29 (1814)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China Southeast Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Cook Is., Pitcairn Is., Tonga, Tubuai Is. Regional: Northwestern Pacific Marshall Is. Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1821. Observations on the natural Group of Plants called Pomaceæ. The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13: 88–106. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Osteomeles anthyllidifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Aug. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Osteomeles anthyllidifolia. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 19 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Osteomeles anthyllidifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• čeština: hlohoun úročníkolistý
• English: Uʻulei, Hawaiian Rose, Hawaiian Hawthorn
• Hawaiʻi: ʻūlei

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