× ''Crataemespilus'' (or ''Cratae-mespilus'') is the generic name applied to
hybrids between the genera ''
Crataegus'' and ''
Mespilus
''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 Alb ...
''. It should not be confused with
+ ''Crataegomespilus'', which is applied to
graft-chimeras between those genera.
Species
The species hybrids that are known are:
* × ''Crataemespilus canescens''
(J.B.Phipps) J.B.Phipps
* × ''Crataemespilus gillotii''
E.G.Camus, hybrids between ''M. germanica'' and ''C. monogyna''
* × ''Crataemespilus grandiflora''
( Sm.) E.G.Camus, hybrids between ''M. germanica'' and ''C. laevigata'' (originally named ''Mespilus grandiflora''
Sm.).
References
Maleae
Plant nothogenera
Rosaceae genera
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