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Mespilus, commonly called medlar, is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae containing the single species Mespilus germanica of southwest Asia. It is also found in some countries in the Balkans, especially in Albanian, North Macedonian and Bulgarian regions, and in western parts of Caucasian Georgia.
Mespilus germanica, known as the medlar or common medlar, is a large shrub or small tree in the rose family Rosaceae. When the genus Mespilus is included in the genus Crataegus, the correct name for this species is Crataegus germanica Kuntze. The fruit of this tree, also called medlar, has been cultivated since Roman times.
Níspero, nipero, nêspera and mespel are terms referring to certain fruit-bearing trees, or to their fruit in particular: . Common medlar (Mespilus germanica), the origin of the term (called Mispel in many Germanic languages, mispeli in Finnish, nespolo in Italian, etc.)
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Chamaemespilus alpina is a deciduous shrub growing to 2–3 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, oval-elliptic, 3–7 cm long, with an acute apex and a serrated margin; they are green on both sides, without the white felting found on most whitebeams.
Amelanchier ovalis, commonly known as snowy mespilus [2] (a name which is also attached to the related A. lamarckii) or serviceberry, is a deciduous shrub in the family Rosaceae. Its pome fruits are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. The species is native to central and southern Europe, as well as North Africa and the Middle East. [3] [4] [5]
Mespilus arborea F. Michx. Amelanchier arborea ( downy serviceberry [ 3 ] or common serviceberry [ 4 ] ), is native to eastern North America from the Gulf Coast north to Thunder Bay in Ontario and Lake St. John in Quebec , and west to Texas and Minnesota .
The European common name snowy mespilus [2] (a name which is also attached to the related A. ovalis) reflects its close relationship with the medlar genus, Mespilus.