Cotoneaster taiwanensis（Cotoneaster morrisonensisHayata) is a magnoliaRosaceaeCotoneaster Plant, semi evergreen creeping dwarfshrub, less than 1m high;Branchlets grayish brown to reddish brown, cylindrical.Leaf blade thick leathery, ovate, broadly elliptic or obovate.The flowers are solitary, axillary or apical at the end of branches, the petals are long and obovate, white, the fruit is ovoid, and red when mature.It is distributed in the highlands of Taiwan's Central Mountains.It grows on gravelly grass slopes with an altitude of 2500-3500 meters.[1]
Semi evergreen creeping dwarf shrub, no more than 1m high;Branchlets grayish brown to reddish brown, cylindrical, strigose when young, glabrous when old.The leaf blade is thick leathery, ovate, broadly elliptic or obovate, 9-15 mm long and 6-10 mm wide, the apex is sharp or slightly concave, often with a short tip, the base is cuneate, entire, glabrous above, slightly pilose below when young, and nearly glabrous after falling off;Petiole 3-5 mm long, sparsely pilose;Stipules linear lanceolate, slightly pilose, partially persistent.
Flowers solitary, axillary or terminal at branch ends, about 7 mm in diameter;Calyx tube slightly pilose outside, glabrous inside;sepalTriangle, with pubescence on the outside and no hair on the inside;Petals long obovate, apex notched, base with short claws, white;stamen10-15, carpels 2-3.The fruit is ovoid, 5-6 mm in diameter, red when mature, with 2-3 small nuclei.[1]
Growth environment
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It grows on gravelly grass slopes with an altitude of 2500-3500 meters.[1]
Distribution range
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Distributed in TaiwanCentral MountainsHighland (New High Mountain, Big Bajian Mountain, Deer Farm Mountain).[1]
Distinction of recent species
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This species is similar to that produced in the southwest of ChinaCotoneaster dammeri It is very similar, except that the leaves are slightly small, oval, wide oval or obovate, and the fruits are oval with 2-3 small nuclei. The latter leaves are mostly oval or oval oblong, and the fruits are nearly spherical with 4-5 small nuclei.[1]
