Cotoneaster nummularius

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]

Cotoneaster nummularius
Nummular Cotoneaster flowers growing in Mount Hermon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Cotoneaster
Species:
C. nummularius
Binomial name
Cotoneaster nummularius
Fisch. & C. A. Meyer
Synonyms[1]
  • Cotoneaster fontanesii var. nummularius (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Regel
  • Cotoneaster integerrimus var. nummularius (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Fiori
  • Cotoneaster nummularius var. typicus Koehne
  • Cotoneaster racemiflorus var. meyeri Zabel
  • Cotoneaster racemiflorus var. nummularius (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Dippel

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, North Western 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]

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References
  1. GBIF. "Cotoneaster nummularius". gbif. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. Fisch. & C. A. Meyer, 1835 In: Ind. Sem. Horti Petrop. 2: 34
  3. 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.
  4. "Lebanon FLORA". www.lebanon-flora.org. Faculty of Sciences - Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  5. "Cotoneaster nummularius - Coinwort Cotoneaster". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  6. "Cotoneaster nummularius Fisch. & C.A.Mey. | Flora of Israel Online". Flora of Israel Online. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  7. 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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