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Docynia

Docynia is a genus of flowering trees, evergreen or semi-evergreen, in the family Rosaceae. The fruit is a pome. The tree is endemic to Southeast Asia, including Myanmar where it grows wild and is sometimes cultivated.

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Docynia
Docynia delavayi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
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

References

  1. Gu Cuizhi and Stephen A. Spongberg. "Docynia". Flora of China. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. 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.
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