''Stranvaesia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s 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 ...
. Its
morphology is so similar to ''
Photinia'' that it has sometimes been included within that genus, but recent
molecular data
indicate that the two genera are distinct.
Species
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Stranvaesia amphidoxa'' (syn. ''Photinia amphidoxa'')
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Stranvaesia davidiana'' (syn. ''Photinia davidiana'')
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Stranvaesia nussia'' (syn. ''Photinia nussia'')
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Stranvaesia oblanceolata''
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Stranvaesia tomentosa'' (syn. ''Photinia tomentosa'')
References
Rosaceae genera
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