Hesperomeles ferruginea is an evergreen shrub or tree in the family Rosaceae, native to montane forests on the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia.[1][2]
Shrub or tree up to 12 m high and 50 cm dbh; with gray bark; branchlets rusty colored.[2][1][3] Leaves are ovate or elliptic, with serrate margins, 5 – 7 cm long, covered with rusty colored hairs on the underside.[2][1][3] The white flowers are arranged in a cymose inflorescence up to 10 cm long; the petals are white and pilose, ca. 1 cm long; the bittersweet red fruits resemble little apples, up to 2 cm wide.[2][1][3]
Hesperomeles ferruginea is found in the Andes, from Venezuela to Bolivia, between 1900 and 4000 m of elevation.[1] It is found in montane forests and paramo grasslands.[1]
Hesperomeles ferruginea yields good quality wood, suitable for indoors carpentry.[1] It has white color, straight grain and medium texture.[1]
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