Maleae - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

A traditional circumscription of Maleae includes the following genera:

  • Amelanchier - serviceberry, juneberry
  • Aria (see Sorbus)
  • Aronia - chokeberry
  • Chaenomeles - Japanese quince
  • Chamaemeles
  • Chamaemespilus (see Sorbus chamaemespilus)
  • Cormus (see Sorbus)
  • Cydonia - quince
  • Dichotomanthes
  • Docynia
  • Docyniopsis
  • Eriobotrya -loquat
  • Eriolobus
  • Hesperomeles
  • Heteromeles - toyon
  • Malacomeles
  • Malus - apple, crabapple
  • Osteomeles
  • Peraphyllum
  • Photinia
  • Pseudocydonia - Chinese quince
  • Pyrus - pear
  • Rhaphiolepis - hawthorn
  • Sorbus - rowan, whitebeam, service tree
  • Stranvaesia
  • Torminalis (see Sorbus torminalis)

intergeneric hybrids:

  • ×Amelasorbus
  • ×Malosorbus
  • ×Sorbaronia
  • ×Sorbopyrus

and graft hybrids:
+Pyrocydonia (Pirocydonia)

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