Cotoneaster simonsii, Baker

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 72

2. C. simonsii Baker in Saunders, Refug. Bot. 1: t. 55 (1869).

Erect shrub up to 4 m, deciduous to semi-evergreen. Twigs with strigose pubescence persisting for 2-3 years. Leaves 1-3 cm, orbicular-obovate, broadly cuneate at the base, acute or slightly acuminate, dark green above and pubescent while young, paler green beneath and sparsely strigose, chiefly on the veins; petioles 2-4 mm. Flowers 2-4 in short cymes. Petals white with red markings. Fruit 8 mm, shortly ellipsoid or obovoid, scarlet; pyrenes 3-4. Frequently cultivated, and occasionally naturalized in N. W. Europe. [Br Ga Hb No.] (E. India.)