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Pyracantha fortuneana

Pyracantha fortuneana, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Pyracantha
Species: Pyracantha fortuneana
Name

Pyracantha fortuneana (Maxim.) H.L.Li, J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 420. (1944).
References

Li, Hui–Lin 1944 Notes of the Flora of southern China J Arnold Arboretum 25ː420-422

https://www.tropicos.org/Name/27802397

Flora of North America

Flora of China

USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]

Australian Plant Index

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-27802397
Vernacular names
English: Chinese firethorn
中文: 火棘

Pyracantha crenatoserrata, commonly known as Chinese firethorn or Yunnan firethorn, is a species of Firethorn. It is a short shrub. It is cultivated for its decorative bright red pome fruit (inaccurately called berries). The flowers are white. It survives in warm climates. It cannot tolerate frost, but it can withstand drought. This species originates from central China.

It has become naturalised across parts of Australia, New Zealand and the United States.[2]
References

"Broad-leaf firethorn Pyracantha crenatoserrata". Retrieved April 8, 2013.
State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) (18 August 2020). "Chinese firethorn (Pyracantha fortuneana)". Victorian Resources Online. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

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