Cotoneaster cochleatus
Cotoneaster magnificus
Yunnan cotoneaster
magnificent cotoneaster
persistent;
petiole 1–4 mm, strigose;
blade obovate to broadly obovate, rarely suborbiculate, 5–14 × 3–9 mm, coriaceous, base obtuse or broadly cuneate, margins slightly revolute, veins 2 or 3, superficial, apex obtuse, sometimes emarginate, abaxial surfaces grayish, reticulate, initially densely strigose-villous, adaxial dark green, shiny, not glaucous, sometimes lightly rugose, glabrescent.
deciduous;
petiole 5–8 mm, pilose-villous;
blade suborbiculate, broadly elliptic, ovate, or rhombic, 34–40 × 20–32 mm, subcoriaceous, base obtuse or cuneate, margins flat, veins 5 or 6, superficial, apex acute [acuminate or apiculate], abaxial surfaces pale green, initially densely pilose, soon glabrous, adaxial brownish or coppery green, soon light green, slightly shiny, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, glabrescent;
fall leaves lacking notable color.
on fertile shoots 8–15 mm, usually with 4 leaves, 1(–3)-flowered.
on fertile shoots 25–40 mm with 3 or 4 leaves, 5–12-flowered, lax.
3–5 mm, strigose.
3–12 mm, glabrate.
7–10 mm diam.;
buds pinkish;
hypanthium cupulate, strigose or pilose-strigose;
sepals: margins villous, apex obtuse or acute, surfaces initially sparsely pilose-strigose;
petals spreading, white, glabrous;
stamens (15–)20, filaments white, anthers dark purple;
styles 2(or 3).
12–14 mm diam.;
buds white;
hypanthium cupulate, glabrous;
sepals: margins sparsely villous, apex acute or obtuse, surfaces glabrous;
petals spreading, white, with hair tuft;
stamens (16–)20, filaments white, anthers white;
styles (1 or)2.
bright red to crimson, subglobose, 7–9 × 8–10 mm, slightly shiny, not glaucous, sparsely pilose;
sepals suberect, sparsely strigose;
navel slightly open;
style remnants at apex on small projection.
red, dark red, red-purple, crimson, or rich red with cherry, globose or depressed-globose, 10–13 × 12–13 mm, slightly shiny, not glaucous, glabrous;
sepals suberect, indumentum not recorded;
navel semiopen;
style remnants at or near apex.
2(or 3).
(1 or)2.
= 68 (Germany).
= 68.
Cotoneaster cochleatus
Cotoneaster magnificus
Cotoneaster cochleatus was treated as a variety of C. microphyllus by L. Lingdi and A. R. Brach (2003); here the two are distinguished at species rank, following H. Nybom et al. (2005). Plants of C. microphyllus have a suberect habit, usually elliptic leaves (rarely broadly obovate) with acute apices, and pomes 6 mm wide; C. cochleatus is always prostrate and has usually obovate leaves (rarely suborbiculate) with blunt apices, and pomes 8–10 mm wide.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Cotoneaster magnificus was synonymized with C. multiflorus Bunge by L. Lingdi and A. R. Brach (2003). Flowers of the latter are 9–10 mm wide in clusters of 10–20, the flowering pedicels are to 7 mm, and the leaves are smaller, thinner, and tend to be ovate. Plants of C. magnificus have flowers 12–14 mm wide in clusters of 5–12, flowering pedicels are to 12 mm, and the leaves are larger, thicker, and mostly elliptic. Reports of wild C. multiflorus from Illinois (F. Swink and G. S. Wilhelm 1994; J. T. Kartesz and C. A. Meacham 2003) and Iowa (W. R. Norris et al. 2001; Kartesz and Meacham) are referred to C. magnificus.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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