Crataegus × smithiana

Crataegus × smithiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Species:	C. × smithiana
Binomial name
Crataegus × smithiana

Crataegus × smithiana, or perhaps more correctly Crataegus 'smithiana', is a hybrid hawthorn commonly known as Red Mexican Hawthorn. The hybrid is said to have originated at the Yarralumla Nursery in Canberra, Australia^[1]. This handsome tree has been planted along several streets in Canberra.

Taxonomy

The Latin binomial that is sometimes used, Crataegus × smithiana or the equivalent C. smithiana, appears to have never been validly published^[2] under the rules of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.

References and external links

1. ^ www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2007-66/current/rtf/2007-66.rtf Australian Capital Territory Heritage (Decision about Registration of the Blandforida 4 Housing Precinct Forrest) Notice 2007 (No 1)
2. ^ www.ipni.org The International Plant Names Index