Tree, deciduous, hermaphrodite, up to 20 m in height, irregular in shape, but \u00b1 broadly oblong. Trunk generally well defined, with greyish-brown or reddish-brown bark, slightly fissured. Young branches slightly lanate at first, then glabrous, reddish-brown. Buds slightly viscous. Leaves (5-12 \u00d7 5-12 cm) alternate, broadly oval, acute, generally rounded at the base, with 5-9 ovate-triangular, acute lobes, \u00b1 deep, with finely serrated margin, glabrous or glabrescent, dark green and slightly shiny on the upper side and matt light green on the underside. Petiole well developed (1.5-5 cm long), slightly villous. Inflorescence terminal, corymbiform, very dense, very numerous small flowers (about 12 mm in diameter); peduncles villous. Calyx villous, greenish, with 5 small triangular-lanceolate sepals, 1-1.5 mm long. Corolla white, with 5 suborbicular petals, glabrous above and slightly pubescent beneath. Stamens 16-18, with whitish, yellow or red anthers. Styles 2, fused at the base. Fruit a slightly fleshy pome, ovoid or subglobose (12-18 mm), crowned by the persistent calyx, greenish at first and finally brownish or brown, with many whitish spots. Seeds usually 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-12726","species","type-species","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n