''Docynia'' (栘𣐿属, ''yí yī shǔ'') is a genus of flowering trees, evergreen or semi-evergreen, in the family

Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus '' Rosa''. The family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. Most species are deciduous, but som ...

. The fruit is a

pome In botany, a pome is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae. Pome fruits consist of a central "core" containing multiple small seeds, which is enveloped by a tough membrane and surrounded by a ...

. The tree is endemic to Southeast Asia, including

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

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''.

References

* Decaisne, ''Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat.'' 10: 125, 131. 1874.

External links

Video about ''Docynia indica''
Maleae Rosaceae genera Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne {{maleae-stub