Heteromeles

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Heteromeles is a small genus of evergreen shrubs or trees in the rose family, best known for the California native species commonly called toyon or Christmas berry.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Heteromeles canonical 2
California holly 1
Heteromeles arbutifolia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
plant species
taxon
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots
Rosids
commonName California holly
linked to: Heteromeles

Christmas berry
toyon
describedBy John Lindley
family Rosaceae
Rosaceae
flowerColor white
fruitType pome
genus Heteromeles
hasSpecies Heteromeles arbutifolia
linked to: Heteromeles
kingdom Plantae
leafPersistence evergreen
leafType simple leaf
lifeForm evergreen shrub
evergreen tree
namedAfter Greek words heteros and melos
nativeTo Baja California
California
North America
order Rosales
plantHabit evergreen shrub
small tree
taxonRank genus
species
usedAs ornamental plant

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maleae containsTaxon Heteromeles
Heteromeles hasSpecies Heteromeles arbutifolia
linked to: Heteromeles
Heteromeles arbutifolia genus Heteromeles
subject linked to: Heteromeles
Heteromeles arbutifolia commonName California holly
subject linked to: Heteromeles
linked to: Heteromeles