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3333.010 Pyracantha
Description of the genus
Thorny shrubs. Stipules caducous. Leaves simple, entire, serrate or crenate. Flowers in corymbs. Petals 5, white. Stamens numerous. Carpels 5; ovules 2. Styles 5. Fruit red, orange or yellow, with 5 pyrenes. Worldwide: 9 species in SE Europe and Asia Malawi: 2 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| angustifolia (Planch.) Schneid. | N | Description, Image |
| cf. crenulata (Roxb.) M. Roem. | Image |
Other sources of information about Pyracantha:
Our websites:
Flora of Malawi: cultivated PyracanthaFlora of Zimbabwe: Pyracantha
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Pyracantha
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): PyracanthaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Pyracantha
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Pyracantha
Wikipedia: Pyracantha
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pyracantha
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Pyracantha
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