Docynia

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.

Docynia
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.

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
  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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