Mespilus arbutifolia Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 1 : 478. 1753 Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M) Jarvis, Charlie   Mespilus arbutifolia Linnaeus ,  Species Plantarum 1 : 478. 1753 (L.) Pers. Pers. Linnaeus 1753 Magnoliopsida Rosaceae Aronia CoL Plantae Rosales Tracheophyta species arbutifolia      Mespilus arbutifoliaLinnaeus,  Species Plantarum1: 478. 1753.  "Habitat in Virginia." RCN: 3655.    Lectotype(Phipps in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon51: 542. 2002): Herb. Linn. No. 646.8 ( LINN). 2611895345 LINN 646.8 lectotype