Wilsonaria
| Wilsonaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Tribe: | Maleae |
| Subtribe: | Malinae |
| Genus: | Wilsonaria Rushforth (2018) |
| Species: | W. megalocarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Wilsonaria megalocarpa (Rehder) Rushforth (2018)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Wilsonaria megalocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is a tree native to southeastern Tibet and south-central China. It is the sole species in genus Wilsonaria.[1]
Description[edit]
Generative characteristics[edit]
It is a tree characterized by large fruits, 20—30 mm long by 15—20mm in diameter.[2]
Taxonomy[edit]
Publication[edit]
The species was first described as Sorbus megalocarpa in 1915 by Alfred Rehder. In 2018 Keith Rushforth reclassified it into the new genus Wilsonaria as W. megalocarpa.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The specific epithet megalocarpa from, the Greek megalo- meaning large or great and -carpus meaning fruit, means having large seeds or fruit.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Wilsonaria megalocarpa (Rehder) Rushforth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Rushforth, K. 2018. The Whitebeam problem, and a solution. Phytologia 100(4): 222-247; 21 Dec 2018.
- ^ Strychnos megalocarpa | CasaBio. (n.d.). Retrieved January 26, 2024, from https://casabio.org/taxa/strychnos-megalocarpa
- ^ Groppo, M., Simmons, M. P., Cappa, J. J., Biral, L., & Lombardi, J. A. (2014). A New Species of Maytenus (Celastraceae) with Fleshy Fruits from Eastern Brazil, with Notes on the Delimitation of Maytenus. Systematic Botany, 39(2), 478–484. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24546156