Rosaceae
Crataegus
Crataegus azarolus

Crataegus azarolus var. aronia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 477 (1753)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Central & E. Medit. to Iran. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, Sicilia, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Pankhurst, R. in Pankhurst, R. (2007-2013). Rosaceae database [IOPI].

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo. [Cited as Crataegus azarolus.]
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2011). Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp. [Cited as Crataegus azarolus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browicz, K. & al. (1969). Rosaceae I. Flora Iranica 66: 1-217. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Christensen, K.I. (1992). Revision of Crataegus Sect. Crataegus and Nothosect. Crataeguineae (Rosaceae-Maloideae) in the Old World. Systematic Botany Monographs 35: 1-199.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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