Wilsonaria megalocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is a tree native to southeastern Tibet and south-central China. It is the sole species in genus Wilsonaria.
It is a tree characterized by large fruits, 20âÂÂ30 mm long by 15âÂÂ20mm in diameter.
The species was first described as Sorbus megalocarpa in 1915 by Alfred Rehder. In 2018 Keith Rushforth reclassified it into the new genus Wilsonaria as W. megalocarpa.
The specific epithet megalocarpa from, the Greek megalo- meaning large or great and -carpus meaning fruit, means having large seeds or fruit.