Maleae

Translingual

Lindleya mespiloides

Etymology

Malus +‎ -eae

Proper noun

Maleae

1. A taxonomic tribe within the family Rosaceae – including many well-known genera of pome-bearing trees, of the temperate Northern Hemisphere.

Hypernyms

• (tribe): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae – family; Amygdaloideae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (tribe): Amelanchier (serviceberries), Aronia (chokeberries), Chaenomeles (flowering quinces), Chamaemeles, Cormus (service tree), Cotoneaster, Crataegus (hawthorns), Cydonia (quince), Dichotomanthes, Docynia, Eriobotrya (loquats, etc.), Hesperomeles, Heteromeles (syn. of Photinia), Kageneckia, Lindleya, Malacomeles, Malus (apples), Osteomeles, Peraphyllum (wild crab apple), Photinia, Pseudocydonia, Pyracantha (firethorns)), Pyrus (pears), Rhaphiolepis, Sorbus (rowans), Vauquelinia – genera
  • For nothogenera see Maleae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Maleae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Maleae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Maleae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons