Cotoneaster nummularius
| Cotoneaster nummularius | |
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| Nummular Cotoneaster flowers growing in Mount Hermon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Cotoneaster |
| Species: | C. nummularius
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| Binomial name | |
| Cotoneaster nummularius Fisch. & C. A. Meyer
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cotoneaster nummularius, the nummular or coinwort cotoneaster is a species of cotoneaster. This woody shrub is native to much of Asia and south eastern Europe.[2][3][4][5]
Description
Cotoneaster nummularius is a mountainous winter deciduous woody shrub covered in alternate dull green rounded to oval-shaped leaves with fuzzy white undersides and blooms in clusters of 3 to 5 with white hermaphrodite flowers. It flowers from April to June; the fruits are red slightly felted pomes that darken to a bluish black color. It grows at altitudes between 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).[6][5][4]
Distribution
The species is found in Greece, Crete, Lebanon, Syria, Israel / Palestine, Turkey, Cyprus, Iraq, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Caucasus, Iran, Turkestan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Gruziya, Caucasus, Pakistan, Northwestern India, China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.[3]
Uses
Cotoneaster nummularis is used in folk medicine; decoctions made from the fruits is taken orally as an appetite stimulant, stomachic and expectorant.[7]
References
- ^ GBIF. "Cotoneaster nummularius". gbif. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ Fisch. & C. A. Meyer, 1835 In: Ind. Sem. Horti Petrop. 2: 34
- ^ a b Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Reading, UK.: Species 2000. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Lebanon FLORA". www.lebanon-flora.org. Faculty of Sciences - Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ^ a b "Cotoneaster nummularius - Coinwort Cotoneaster". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ^ "Cotoneaster nummularius Fisch. & C.A.Mey. | Flora of Israel Online". Flora of Israel Online. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ^ Arnold, N.; Baydoun, S.; Chalak, L.; Raus, Th. (2015). "A contribution to the flora and ethnobotanical knowledge of Mount Hermon, Lebanon" (PDF). Flora Mediterranea. 25: 48.
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