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Heteromeles

Heteromeles
Toyon bush in habitat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Amygdaloideae
Tribe: Maleae
Subtribe: Malinae
Genus: Heteromeles
M.Roem. nom. cons. 1847
Species:
H. arbutifolia
Binomial name
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Natural range
Synonyms[4]
  • Photinia arbutifolia Lindl.
  • Crataegus arbutifolia W.T.Aiton nom. illeg.[3]
  • Heteromeles fremontiana Decaisne
  • Heteromeles salicifolia (C.Presl) Abrams
  • Photinia salicifolia C.Presl

Heteromeles arbutifolia (/ˌhɛtɪrˈmlz ɑːrˌbjuːtɪˈfliə/,[5] more commonly /ˌhɛtəˈrɒməlz/ by Californian botanists), commonly known as toyon, is a perennial shrub native to the Pacific Northwest. It is the sole species in the genus Heteromeles.

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020). "Heteromeles arbutifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156822115A156822117. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T156822115A156822117.en. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ Jepson Flora Project (1993) Heteromeles arbutifolia, University of California, Berkeley
  3. ^ Tropicos.org, retrieved 11 November 2016
  4. ^ James B. Phipps (2015), "Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindley) M. Roemer, Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 105. 1847", Flora of North America, vol. 9
  5. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607

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