Mayu mansana icha Murtiñu (Hesperomeles lanuginosa) nisqaqa huk wayuq thansam, Antikunapi (Kulumbyapi, Ikwadurpi, Piruwpi, Buliwyapi) wiñaq.
Wikispecies nisqaqa qillqasqa p'anqayuqmi kay hawa: Hesperomeles
Mayu mansana icha Murtiñu (Hesperomeles lanuginosa) nisqaqa huk wayuq thansam, Antikunapi (Kulumbyapi, Ikwadurpi, Piruwpi, Buliwyapi) wiñaq.
Hesperomeles ferruginea is an evergreen shrub or tree in the family Rosaceae, native to montane forests on the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia.[1][2]
Shrub or tree up to 12 m high and 50 cm dbh; with gray bark; branchlets rusty colored.[2][1][3] Leaves are ovate or elliptic, with serrate margins, 5 – 7 cm long, covered with rusty colored hairs on the underside.[2][1][3] The white flowers are arranged in a cymose inflorescence up to 10 cm long; the petals are white and pilose, ca. 1 cm long; the bittersweet red fruits resemble little apples, up to 2 cm wide.[2][1][3]
Hesperomeles ferruginea is found in the Andes, from Venezuela to Bolivia, between 1900 and 4000 m of elevation.[1] It is found in montane forests and paramo grasslands.[1]
Hesperomeles ferruginea yields good quality wood, suitable for indoors carpentry.[1] It has white color, straight grain and medium texture.[1]
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Hesperomeles ferruginea is an evergreen shrub or tree in the family Rosaceae, native to montane forests on the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia.
