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Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...

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Peraphyllum ''Peraphyllum'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the rose family, containing the single species ''Peraphyllum ramosissimum'', commonly known as the squaw apple or wild crab apple. Translated from the Greek, the genus ''Peraphyllum'' ...

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Crataegus ''Crataegus'' (), commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, Voss, E. G. 1985. ''Michigan Flora: A guide to the identification and occurrence of the native and naturalized seed-plants of the state. Part II: Dicots (Saururaceae–Cornacea ...

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Mespilus ''Mespilus'', commonly called medlar, is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae containing the single species ''Mespilus germanica'' of southwest Asia. It is also found in some countries in the Balkans, especially in Alba ...

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Malacomeles denticulata ''Malacomeles'', or false serviceberry, is a genus of flowering plants in the Rosaceae. It is most closely related to ''Amelanchier'', ''Peraphyllum'', ''Crataegus'', and ''Mespilus ''Mespilus'', commonly called medlar, is a monotypic genus ...

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Malacomeles nervosa ''Malacomeles'', or false serviceberry, is a genus of flowering plants in the Rosaceae. It is most closely related to ''Amelanchier'', ''Peraphyllum'', ''Crataegus'', and ''Mespilus''. Species *''Malacomeles denticulata ''Malacomeles'', or fa ...

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References

Maleae Rosaceae genera Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne {{maleae-stub