Micromeles megalocarpa is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae native to southeastern Tibet and south-central China.
Description Vegetative characteristics Micromeles megalocarpa is a 5–8 m tall shrub or small tree.Sorbus megalocarpa in Flora of China @ efloras.org. (n.d.). Retrieved July 26, 2026, from http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200011692 The conspicuously veined, narrowly oval leaves with a finely-toothed margin are up to 20cm long.Sorbus megalocarpa. (n.d.). Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/20717/sorbus-megalocarpa/details Generative characteristics It is a tree characterized by large fruits, 20—30 mm long by 15—20mm in diameter.Rushforth, K. 2018. The Whitebeam problem, and a solution. Phytologia 100(4): 222-247; 21 Dec 2018.
Taxonomy The species was first described as Sorbus megalocarpa in 1915 by Alfred Rehder. Etymology The specific epithet megalocarpa from, the Greek megalo- meaning large or great and -carpus meaning fruit, means having large seeds or fruit.Strychnos megalocarpa | CasaBio. (n.d.). Retrieved January 26, 2024, from https://casabio.org/taxa/strychnos-megalocarpaGroppo, 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
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