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''Neillia'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of the
botanical Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...
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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 ...
. They are deciduous shrubs or subshrubs. They produce clusters of terminal or axillary flowers, and have dry
dehiscent Dehiscence is the splitting of a mature plant structure along a built-in line of weakness to release its contents. This is common among fruits, anthers and sporangia. Sometimes this involves the complete detachment of a part. Structures that op ...
fruits.''Neillia''
Flora of North America
They are native to eastern and central Asia.''Neillia''
Flora of China
This genus is named for Patrick Neill.


Species

This genus contains around fifteen to seventeen species.''Neillia''
Kew Botanical Gardens
Recent
phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics () is the study of the evolutionary history of life using observable characteristics of organisms (or genes), which is known as phylogenetic inference. It infers the relationship among organisms based on empirical dat ...
analysis has shown that the genus ''Stephanandra'' is embedded in ''Neillia'', and is perhaps the evolutionary result of hybridization within ''Neillia'' lineages. Because of this, the former members of ''Stephanandra'' are included in this classification. Note that this publication pre-dates the 2011 International Botanical Congress which mandates that the combined subfamily referred to in the paper as Spiraeoidea
must be called Amygdaloideae
The species of ''Neillia'' are: *'' Neillia affinis'' *'' Neillia breviracemosa'' *'' Neillia densiflora'' *'' Neillia fugongensis'' *'' Neillia gracilis'' *'' Neillia grandiflora'' *'' Neillia incisa'' – lace shrub *'' Neillia jianggangshanensis'' *'' Neillia ribesioides'' *'' Neillia rubiflora'' *'' Neillia serratisepala'' *''
Neillia sinensis ''Neillia'' is a genus of the botany, botanical family (biology), family Rosaceae. They are deciduous shrubs or subshrubs. They produce clusters of terminal or axillary flowers, and have dry Dehiscence (botany), dehiscent fruits. ...
'' *''
Neillia sparsiflora ''Neillia'' is a genus of the botany, botanical family (biology), family Rosaceae. They are deciduous shrubs or subshrubs. They produce clusters of terminal or axillary flowers, and have dry Dehiscence (botany), dehiscent fruits. ...
'' *'' Neillia tanakae'' *'' Neillia thibetica'' *'' Neillia thrysiflora'' *'' Neillia uekii''


References

Neillieae Rosaceae genera {{Amygdaloideae-stub