Wilsonaria megalocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is a tree native to southeastern Tibet and south-central China. It is the sole species in genus Wilsonaria.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Tribe: | Maleae |
| Subtribe: | Malinae |
| Genus: | Wilsonaria Rushforth (2018) |
| Species: | W. megalocarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Wilsonaria megalocarpa (Rehder) Rushforth (2018)
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Description edit
Generative characteristics edit
It is a tree characterized by large fruits, 20—30 mm long by 15—20mm in diameter.[2]
Taxonomy edit
Publication edit
The species was first described as Sorbus megalocarpa in 1915 by Alfred Rehder. In 2018 Keith Rushforth reclassified it into the new genus Wilsonaria as W. megalocarpa.[1]
Etymology edit
The specific epithet megalocarpa from, the Greek megalo- meaning large or great and -carpus meaning fruit, means having large seeds or fruit.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Wilsonaria megalocarpa (Rehder) Rushforth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Rushforth, K. 2018. The Whitebeam problem, and a solution. Phytologia 100(4): 222-247; 21 Dec 2018.
- ^ Strychnos megalocarpa | CasaBio. (n.d.). Retrieved January 26, 2024, from https://casabio.org/taxa/strychnos-megalocarpa
- ^ Groppo, M., Simmons, M. P., Cappa, J. J., Biral, L., & Lombardi, J. A. (2014). A New Species of Maytenus (Celastraceae) with Fleshy Fruits from Eastern Brazil, with Notes on the Delimitation of Maytenus. Systematic Botany, 39(2), 478–484. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24546156