Docynia
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| Docynia | |
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| File:Docynia delavayi - Kunming Botanical Garden - DSC02821.JPG | |
| Docynia delavayi | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subtribe: | Malinae |
| Genus: | Docynia Decne. |
Docynia (栘𣐿属, yí yī shǔ) is a genus of flowering trees, evergreen or semi-evergreen, in the family Rosaceae.[1] The fruit is a pome. The tree is endemic to Southeast Asia, including Myanmar where it grows wild and is sometimes cultivated.
Species
- Docynia delavayi (Franchet) C.K.Schneider
- Docynia indica (Wallich) Decaisne
Formerly placed here
Malus doumeri resembles Docynia, but the internal structure of the fruit matches Malus.[2]
References
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- ↑ Gu Cuizhi and Stephen A. Spongberg. "Docynia". Flora of China. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ Gu Cuizhi and Stephen A. Spongberg. "Malus doumeri". Flora of China. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- Decaisne, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 10: 125, 131. 1874.
