Cotoneaster nummularius

Cotoneaster nummularius
	Nummular Cotoneaster flowers growing in Mount Hermon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Cotoneaster
Species:	C. nummularius
Binomial name
	Cotoneaster nummularius; Fisch. & C. A. Meyer
Synonyms[1]
	Cotoneaster fontanesii var. nummularius (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Regel; Cotoneaster integerrimus var. nummularius (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Fiori; Cotoneaster nummularius var. typicus Koehne; Cotoneaster racemiflorus var. meyeri Zabel; Cotoneaster racemiflorus var. nummularius (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Dippel;

Cotoneaster nummularius, the nummular or coinwort cotoneaster is a species of cotoneaster. This woody shrub is native to much of Asia and south eastern Europe.[2][3][4][5]

Description

Cotoneaster nummularius is a mountainous winter deciduous woody shrub covered in alternate dull green rounded to oval-shaped leaves with fuzzy white undersides and blooms in clusters of 3 to 5 with white hermaphrodite flowers. It flowers from April to June; the fruits are red slightly felted pomes that darken to a bluish black color. It grows at altitudes between 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).[6][5][4]

Distribution

The species is found in Greece, Crete, Lebanon, Syria, Israel / Palestine, Turkey, Cyprus, Iraq, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Caucasus, Iran, Turkestan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Gruziya, Caucasus, Pakistan, Northwestern India, China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.[3]

Uses

Cotoneaster nummularis is used in folk medicine; decoctions made from the fruits is taken orally as an appetite stimulant, stomachic and expectorant.[7]

References

GBIF. "Cotoneaster nummularius". gbif. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
Fisch. & C. A. Meyer, 1835 In: Ind. Sem. Horti Petrop. 2: 34
Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Reading, UK.: Species 2000. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
"Lebanon FLORA". www.lebanon-flora.org. Faculty of Sciences - Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
"Cotoneaster nummularius - Coinwort Cotoneaster". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
"Cotoneaster nummularius Fisch. & C.A.Mey. | Flora of Israel Online". Flora of Israel Online. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
Arnold, N.; Baydoun, S.; Chalak, L.; Raus, Th. (2015). "A contribution to the flora and ethnobotanical knowledge of Mount Hermon, Lebanon" (PDF). Flora Mediterranea. 25: 48.

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[gbif-1] GBIF. "Cotoneaster nummularius". gbif. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

[2] Fisch. & C. A. Meyer, 1835 In: Ind. Sem. Horti Petrop. 2: 34

[ROSK-3] Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Reading, UK.: Species 2000. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

[:1-4] "Lebanon FLORA". www.lebanon-flora.org. Faculty of Sciences - Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth. Retrieved 2016-12-21.

[:0-5] "Cotoneaster nummularius - Coinwort Cotoneaster". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2016-12-21.

[6] "Cotoneaster nummularius Fisch. & C.A.Mey. | Flora of Israel Online". Flora of Israel Online. Retrieved 2016-12-21.

[Raus-7] Arnold, N.; Baydoun, S.; Chalak, L.; Raus, Th. (2015). "A contribution to the flora and ethnobotanical knowledge of Mount Hermon, Lebanon" (PDF). Flora Mediterranea. 25: 48.