Cotoneaster insignis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.

Cotoneaster insignis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Cotoneaster
Species:
C. insignis
Binomial name
Cotoneaster insignis

Description edit

The species is 4–5 metres (13–16 ft) while its petioles are 7–11 millimetres (0.28–0.43 in) in length. It pedicels are 2–4 millimetres (0.079–0.157 in) with 2-3 leaves including a lax. The fruit is globose and is 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in) in length while purple-black in colour. Its calyx lobes are villous with an open navel that have styles which are of 1–2 millimetres (0.039–0.079 in) long.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Jeanette Fryer, Bertil Hylmö (2009). Cotoneasters: a comprehensive guide to shrubs for flowers, fruit, and foliage. Timber Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-88192-927-0.