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Cotoneaster Medik.

This genus name was first published in Philos. Bot. 1: 155 (1789)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000009472.

Synonyms of Cotoneaster

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Ostinia [Clairv.] Man. Herbor. Suisse : 162 (1811) wfo-4000027413
Cotonea Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 5 (1837) wfo-4000045223

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Cotoneaster:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cotoneaster acuticarpa E.Reid ; 1915 19, t.9,f.1-2 1915 — wfo-0001014590
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cotoneaster aestivalis Wenz. Linnaea 38(2): 202. 1874 [Jan 1874] wfo-0000999209
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cotoneaster commixtus (C.K.Schneid.) Flinck & B.Hylmö Bot. Not. 119: 454. 1966 wfo-0000991211
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cotoneaster denticulatus Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] vi. 214. t. 556. 1824 wfo-0000994509
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cotoneaster distichus var. tongolensis C.K.Schneid. Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. [C.K.Schneider] 1: 745, f. 419 d. 1906 wfo-0001398155
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cotoneaster laxiflorus J.Jacq. ex Lindl. Edwards's botanical register; or, ornamental flower-garden and shrubbery ; 1829 t.1305 1829 — wfo-0000988941
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cotoneaster newryensis Lem. Barbier Nursery Trade List ; 1897 121 1909 — wfo-0001010151
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cotoneaster niger Thunb. Flora gothoburgensis ; 1820 53 1820 — wfo-0000999197
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cotoneaster parneyi hort. ex R.Hoyt Check lists for ornamental plants of subtropical regions ; 1938 205,354 1938 — wfo-0000988978
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cotoneaster racemiflorus (Desf.) Booth ex Bosse Vollst„ndiges Handbuch der Blumeng„rtnerei ; 1840 177 1849 — wfo-0000987815
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cotoneaster rupestris Anon. ; 1882 681 1882 — wfo-0000988989
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cotoneaster soongoricus var. soongoricus – – — wfo-0001131978
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cotoneaster vulgaris var. melanocarpus Ledeb. Fl. Altaic. [Ledebour]. 2: 219. 1830 [Jul-Dec 1830] (as “var. melanocarpa”) wfo-0001016837