Mespilus loquat, one of several "Eriobotrya" species, was formerly thought to be closely related to the genus "Mespilus", and is still sometimes known in some European countries as a medlar and is still sometimes called the "Japanese medlar". Many authors group "Mespilus" together with "Crataegus" in a single genus. When thus combined, the correct species name is "Crataegus germanica" (L.) Kuntze. The common name “snowy mespilus” attaches to certain species of "Amelanchier", notably "Amelanchier lamarckii" and "Amelanchier ovalis". "Mespilus germanica" features an unusual apple-like fruit. In southern Europe, the medlar fruit ripen fully and can be eaten off the tree, but
Pome Pome In botany, a pome (derived from Latin "pōmum", meaning "fruit") is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae. The word "pome" entered English in the late 14th century, and referred to an apple or an apple-shaped object. It derived from the Old French word "pome" "apple" (12th century; modern French is "pomme"), which in turn derived from the Late Latin or Vulgar Latin word "poma" "apple", originally the plural of Latin "pomum" "fruit", later "apple". A pome is an accessory fruit composed of one or more carpels surrounded by accessory