Taxon: Pyracantha coccinea M. Roem.

• conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonym (Melbourne ICN Art. 14.4 & App. IV) Mespilus pauciflora Poir., nom. rej.
• a nom. nov. for Mespilus pyracantha L.
• review history of nomenclature proposal concerning this name from the Smithsonian Institution's database

Common names:

• buisson ardent   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  
• firethorn   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  
• pyracanth   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  
• espinheiro-ardente   (Source: F Iberica ) – Portuguese
  
• sarça-ardente   (Source: F Iberica ) – Portuguese
  
• sarça-de-moisés   (Source: F Iberica ) – Portuguese
  
• espino de fuego   (Source: F Iberica ) – Spanish
  
• piracanta   (Source: F Iberica ) – Spanish
  
• eldtorn   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Krussmann; Eur Gard F)
  

More:

View ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Distributional range:

• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  Western Asia: Iran [n.]; Lebanon; Syria; Turkey
  Caucasus: Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia
• EUROPE
  Middle Europe: Czech Republic; Slovakia; Switzerland
  East Europe: Ukraine - Krym
  Southeastern Europe: Albania; Bulgaria; Croatia; Greece; Macedonia; Montenegro
  Southwestern Europe: France [s.]; Spain [n.e.]

• naturalized elsewhere

• EUROPE
  Southeastern Europe: Italy

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Brummitt, R. K. 2000. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 49. Taxon 49:268. [conservation proposal recommended].
• Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989–. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares.
• Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
• Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR.
• Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976).
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Mouterde, P. 1966–. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
• Muñoz Garmendia, F. & C. Aedo. 1998. (1335) Proposal to conserve the name Pyracantha coccinea against Mespilus pauciflora (Rosaceae). Taxon 47:171–172.
• Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
• Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963–. Flora iranica.
• Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966–. Flora of Iraq.
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.
• Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Pyracantha coccinea.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Pyracantha coccinea.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Pyracantha coccinea.

Synonyms:

• (=) Cotoneaster pyracantha (L.) Spach
  (previously associated with 3 accessions)
• (=) Crataegus pyracantha (L.) Medik.
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)
• (≡) Mespilus pyracantha L.
  
• (=) Pyracantha coccinea var. lalandei (Duren) Dippel
  (previously associated with 1 accession)

Check other web resources for Pyracantha coccinea M. Roem.:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Pyracantha coccinea cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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