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Mespilus germanica is apparently native only to southwest Asia and southeastern Europe, i.e. near the Black Sea coast and western Mediterranean, and Asia Minor, as well as the Caucasus and northern Iran, but it has an ancient history of cultivation and wild plants exist in a much wider area; it was grown by the ancient Greeks and Romans, beginning in the second century BC.
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.
Mespilus laevigata Poir. Crataegus laevigata , known as the Midland hawthorn , [ 3 ] English hawthorn , [ 3 ] woodland hawthorn , [ 3 ] or mayflower , is a species of hawthorn native to western and central Europe, from Great Britain (where it is typically found in ancient woodland and old hedgerows [ 4 ] ) and Spain , east to Romania and Ukraine .
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.
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.)
Pages in category "Mespilus" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
× Crataemespilus (or Cratae-mespilus) is the generic name applied to hybrids between the genera Crataegus and Mespilus. It should not be confused with + Crataegomespilus, which is applied to graft-chimeras between those genera.
Mespilus tanacetifolia Poir. Crataegus tanacetifolia , the tansy-leaved thorn , is a species of hawthorn . It is native to Turkey where it occurs on dry slopes [ 1 ] or in rocky places, usually on calcareous rocks.