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Rosaceae

Hesperomeles ferruginea (Juss. ex Pers.) Benth.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Hesperomeles

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Hesperomeles ferruginea: Picture taken in Pamarchacrín, south Ecuador at 2600 m. From June 2011. Nice ripe fruits!
Photo: Amcrespo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
بشملة مستطيلة
Quechua
Mayu mansana, Mahu mansana, Murtiñu

Synonyms

  • Crataegus ferruginea Juss. ex Pers.
  • Eriobotrya cordata Lindl.
  • Eriobotrya oblonga D.Dietr.
  • Hesperomeles cordata (Lindl.) Lindl.
  • Hesperomeles lanuginosa Ruiz & Pav. ex Hook.
  • Hesperomeles latifolia (Kunth) M.Roem.
  • Hesperomeles oblonga Lindl.
  • Mespilus ferruginea (Juss. ex Pers.) Poir.
  • Mespilus heterophylla Ruiz & Pav.
  • Mespilus lanuginosa Ruiz & Pav.
  • Osteomeles cordata (Lindl.) Decne.
  • Osteomeles ferruginea (Juss. ex Pers.) Kunth
  • Osteomeles latifolia Kunth
  • Pyrus andina M.F.Fay & Christenh.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.