Micromeles

Micromeles
Micromeles japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subtribe:	Malinae
Genus:	Micromeles Decne.
Synonyms [1]
AlniariaRushforth DunnariaRushforth GriffithariaRushforth ThomsonariaRushforth WilsonariaRushforth

Micromeles is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rosaceae. ^[2] Its native range is Afghanistan to the Russian Far East, Japan, and Sumatra. ^[1]

Species

54 species are accepted. ^[1]

• Micromeles alnifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) Koehne
• Micromeles ambrozyana (C.K.Schneid.) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles aronioides (Rehder) Kovanda & Challice
• Micromeles astateria (Cardot) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles atrosanguinea (T.T.Yu & H.T.Tsai) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles brevipetiolata (T.H.Nguyên & Yakovlev) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles burtonsmithiorum (Rushforth) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles calcicola (W.B.Liao & W.Guo) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles calocarpa (Rehder) M.Aizawa
• Micromeles caloneura Stapf
• Micromeles coronata (Cardot) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles corymbifera (Miq.) Kalkman
• Micromeles cuspidata (Bertol.) C.K.Schneid.
• Micromeles decaisneana (Lavallée) C.K.Schneid.
• Micromeles dunnii (Rehder) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles epidendron (Hand.-Mazz.) Kovanda & Challice
• Micromeles ferruginea (Wenz.) Koehne
• Micromeles folgneri C.K.Schneid.
• Micromeles globosa (T.T.Yu & H.T.Tsai) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles granulosa (Bertol.) C.K.Schneid.
• Micromeles griffithii Decne.
• Micromeles guanii (Rushforth) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles hedlundii (C.K.Schneid.) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles hemsleyi C.K.Schneid.
• Micromeles heseltinei (Rushforth) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles hudsonii (Rushforth) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles japonica (Decne.) Koehne
• Micromeles karchungii (Rushforth) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles khasiana Decne.
• Micromeles lanata (D.Don) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles ligustrifolia (A.Chev.) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles malayensis Ridl.
• Micromeles megalocarpa (Rehder) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles meliosmifolia (Rehder) Kovanda & Challice
• Micromeles needhamii (Rushforth) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles ochracea (Hand.-Mazz.) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles pallescens (Rehder) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles paucinerva (Merr.) Rushforth
• Micromeles prunifolia (W.B.Liao & H.J.Jing) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles rhamnoides Decne.
• Micromeles rhombifolia (C.J.Qi & K.W.Liu) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles schwerinii C.K.Schneid.
• Micromeles sharmae (M.F.Watson, V.Manandhar & Rushforth) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles spongbergii (Rushforth) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles subochracea (T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles subulata (J.E.Vidal) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles thibetica (Cardot) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles thomsonii (King ex Hook.f.) C.K.Schneid.
• Micromeles tsinlingensis (C.L.Tang) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles vestita (Wall. ex G.Don) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles wardii (Merr.) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles yongdeensis (Rushforth) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles yuana (Spongberg) Mezhenskyj
• Micromeles zahlbruckneri (C.K.Schneid.) Mezhenskyj

References

1. "Micromeles Decne. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 15 September 2025.
2. Hu, J., Tan, B., Chen, X. et al. Molecular phylogenetics of Micromeles (Rosaceae: Maleae): implications for taxonomy. BMC Plant Biology 25, 1146 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07143-z