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Cotoneaster insignis

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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

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

Description

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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

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  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.