Hesperomeles

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordoo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Hesperomeles
Species

H. cuneata – H. ferruginea – H. gayana – H. goudotiana – H. incerta – H. nitida – H. obtusifolia – H. pachyphylla – H. resinosopunctata – H. weberbaueri
Name

Hesperomeles Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 23: t. 1956 (1837).
References
Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Hesperomeles. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 25. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Hesperomeles in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 May 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Hesperomeles. Published online. Accessed: 25 May 2020.

Hesperomeles is a genus of South American evergreen trees of the family Rosaceae that has sometimes been included along with Pyracantha in the genus Osteomeles.[1] However, Osteomeles notably have compound leaves, and recent molecular phylogenetics suggests that Hesperomeles is only distantly related to Osteomeles, and is instead sister to the Crataegus—Mespilus clade.[2]
Species

Depending on the author, there are between 12[3] and 20 species in the genus.[4] According to Tropicos.org database, the following species are recognized:[3]

Hesperomeles cordata
Hesperomeles ferruginea
Hesperomeles gayana
Hesperomeles goudotiana
Hesperomeles incerta
Hesperomeles nitida
Hesperomeles obtusifolia
Hesperomeles pachyphylla
Hesperomeles palcensis
Hesperomeles personii
Hesperomeles resinopunctata
Hesperomeles weberbaueri

References
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"Hesperomeles Lindl.", Flora of Panama
Li, Q.-Y.; Guo, W.; Liao, W.-B.; Macklin, J.A.; Li, J.-H. (2012), "Generic limits of Pyrinae: Insights from nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences", Botanical Studies, 53: 151–164
"Tropicos | Name - Hesperomeles Lindl". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
F.R. Barrie (2015), "Hesperomeles Lindl.", in Davidse, G.; M. Sousa Sánchez; S. Knapp; F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.), Flora Mesoamericana, Saururaceae a Zygophyllaceae