Hesperomeles ferruginea
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| Hesperomeles ferruginea | |
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| Branchlet with leaves and fruits | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Hesperomeles |
| Species: | H. ferruginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperomeles ferruginea | |
Hesperomeles ferruginea is an evergreen shrub or tree in the family Rosaceae, native to montane forests on the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia.[2][3]
Shrub or tree up to 12 m high and 50 cm dbh; with gray bark; branchlets rusty colored.[3][2][4] Leaves are ovate or elliptic, with serrate margins, 5 – 7 cm long, covered with rusty colored hairs on the underside.[3][2][4] The white flowers are arranged in a cymose inflorescence up to 10 cm long; the petals are white and pilose, ca. 1 cm long; the bittersweet red fruits resemble little apples, up to 2 cm wide.[3][2][4]
