Biology:Malacomeles

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Malacomeles
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Malacomeles denticulata
syn.: Cotoneaster denticulata
Illustration by Pierre Jean François Turpin
from Kunth, Bonpland, and Humboldt's Nova genera et species plantarum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Amygdaloideae
Tribe: Maleae
Subtribe: Malinae
Genus: Malacomeles
(Decne.) Engl.
Species
  • Malacomeles denticulata
  • Malacomeles nervosa
  • Malacomeles paniculata

Malacomeles, or false serviceberry,[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the Rosaceae. It is most closely related to Amelanchier, Peraphyllum, Crataegus, and Mespilus.[2]

Species

  • Malacomeles denticulata
  • Malacomeles nervosa
  • Malacomeles paniculata

References

  1. "Malacomeles". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MALAC4. 
  2. Campbell, C.S.; Evans, R.C.; Morgan, D.R.; Dickinson, T.A.; Arsenault, M.P. (2007). "Phylogeny of subtribe Pyrinae (formerly the Maloideae, Rosaceae): Limited resolution of a complex evolutionary history". Plant Systematics and Evolution 266 (1–2): 119–145. doi:10.1007/s00606-007-0545-y. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6740891 entry