Cotoneaster ludlowii Klotz

Specimens examined at A: Cent: Gandaki Zone, Gup (2000 m), 3 Aug 1994, M. Suzuki, N. Acharya, N. Fujii et al. 9455250; West: Dhaulagiri Zone, Mustang Distr., Ommang (3410 m), 28°44'N. 83°45'E., 4 Aug 1996, T. Hoshino, M. Amano, H. Koba et al. 9666160; West: Dhaulagiri Zone, Mustang Distr., Ommang (3380 m), 28°44'N. 83°45'E., 4 Aug 1996, T. Hoshino, M. Amano, H. Koba et al. 9666161; Cent: Dhawalagiri Zone, Mustang Distr., Kobang (2450 m), 25 Aug 1994, M. Mikage, N. Fujii, T. Kajita, et al. 9480207; Cent.: Gandaki Zone, Manang Dist., Pisang (3080 m), 15 Aug 1994, M. Mikage, N. Fujii, T. Kajita, et al. 9455309.

Shrubs semi-evergreen or evergreen, ± erect, to 2 m tall, irregularly branched. Branchlets grayish brown, initially yellowish gray strigose, glabrescent. Leaves spirally arranged; petiole 1–4 mm, villous; stipules lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 2–3 mm, membranous, villous; leaf blade dark green adaxially, elliptic or lanceolate-elliptic, (1.5–)1.7–3(–4) × (0.7–)0.9–2.5 cm, subleathery, abaxially gray appressed villous, later subglabrous, adaxially glabrous, base obtuse or cuneate, apex acute, slightly acuminate, or obtuse, rarely rounded, mucronulate. Corymbs erect, 1–2.5 cm, 5–12-flowered; rachis and pedicels initially pilose, glabrescent. Flowers 9–10 mm in diam. Hypanthium campanulate, abaxially ± pilose. Sepals triangular, apex acute. Petals spreading, white or pinkish, suborbicular, 3–4 mm in diam., adaxially puberulous near base, base broadly clawed, apex obtuse. Stamens shorter than petals. Carpels 1 or 2; styles not exceeding stamens. Fruit red to bright red, subglobose, 9–10.5 mm in diam., glabrous; pyrenes 1 or 2 united into 1. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Sep–Oct. 2n = 68.

Himalaya (Nepal, Bhutan).

Himalaya; Bhutan, S.W. China, Nepal.

1900-4000 m

Shrubby and drier areas, valleys, slopes; 2000–3600 m.