Wilsonaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Binomial name
Wilsonaria megalocarpa
(Rehder) Rushforth (2018)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aria megalocarpa (Rehder) H.Ohashi & Iketani (1993)
  • Micromeles guanxianensis (T.C.Ku) Mezhenskyj (2018)
  • Micromeles megalocarpa (Rehder) Mezhenskyj (2018)
  • Pyrus guanxianensis (T.C.Ku) M.F.Fay & Christenh. (2018)
  • Pyrus megalocarpa (Rehder) Bean (1933)
  • Sorbus guanxianensis T.C.Ku (1990)
  • Sorbus megalocarpa Rehder (1915)
  • Wilsonaria guanxianensis (T.C.Ku) Rushforth (2018)

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]

It is a tree characterized by large fruits, 20—30 mm long by 15—20mm in diameter.[2]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wilsonaria megalocarpa (Rehder) Rushforth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Rushforth, K. 2018. The Whitebeam problem, and a solution. Phytologia 100(4): 222-247; 21 Dec 2018.
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