Wilsonaria megalocarpa is a
species of
flowering plant in the rose family,
Rosaceae. It is a tree native to southeastern Tibet and south-central China. It is the sole species in genus Wilsonaria.[1]
Description
Generative characteristics
It is a tree characterized by large fruits, 20—30 mm long by 15—20mm in diameter.[2]
Taxonomy
Publication
The species was first described as Sorbus megalocarpa in 1915 by
Alfred Rehder. In 2018 Keith Rushforth reclassified it into the new genus Wilsonaria as W. megalocarpa.[1]
Etymology
The specific epithet megalocarpa from, the Greek megalo- meaning large or great and -carpus meaning fruit, means having large seeds or fruit.[3][4]
^Groppo, M., Simmons, M. P., Cappa, J. J., Biral, L., & Lombardi, J. A. (2014). A New Species of Maytenus (Celastraceae) with Fleshy Fruits from Eastern Brazil, with Notes on the Delimitation of Maytenus. Systematic Botany, 39(2), 478–484.
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