Shrub or small tree, deciduous, thorny, up to 8(10) m in height, irregular in shape, but \u00b1 oblong, with rounded crown. Trunk sometimes well defined, slightly tortuous, with brown-greyish bark, highly fissured in old specimens. Branches \u00b1 extended, thorny. Bark smooth, grey \u2014younger branches can also have yellowish-brown or reddish bark\u2014, glabrous or glabrescent. Leaves alternate or grouped in brachyblasts (1)2-7 \u00d7 1-6 cm (exceptionally with leaves up to 12 \u00d7 8 cm), obovate-spatulate, acute, with cuneiform base, with 3-7 unequal lobules \u00b1 deep, acute or obtuse; upper leaves generally more lobed than the lower leaves \u2014these can sometimes be subentire or entire\u2014, slightly coriaceous, glabrous and bright green on the upper side and sometimes slightly pubescent and somewhat lighter and matt on the underside. Petiole generally glabrous, 8-20 mm long. Stipules foliaceous. Inflorescence terminal, corymbiform, on the brachyblasts, with long branching, glabrous or slightly pubescent. Calyx glabrous or slightly pubescent, with 5 small triangular sepals. Corolla with 5 white petals, glabrous, suborbicular. Stamens numerous (about 20), with pink to reddish anthers. Styles 1-3. Fruit a somewhat fleshy, ovoid or subglobose pome, 10-12 mm long, crowned by the persistent calyx, glabrous, green at first and finally red. Seed 1 (rarely 2-3).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-12741","species","type-species","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n