
Pyracantha fortuneana, Photo: Michael Lahanas
Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Photokaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Regnum*: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Regnum*: Viridiplantae
Cladus: Streptophyta
Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta
Cladus: Embryophyta
Cladus: Polysporangiophyta
Divisio*: Tracheophyta
Cladus: Eutracheophyta
Cladus: Euphyllophytina
Cladus: Megaphylla
Cladus: Radiatopses
Cladus: Lignophyta
Cladus: Metalignophyta
Diviso*: Spermatophyta
Classis*: Angiospermae
Cladus: Mesangiospermae
Cladus: Eudicota
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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