''Stranvaesia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family

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 ...

. Its

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is so similar to ''

Photinia ''Photinia'' () is a genus of about 30 species of small trees and large shrubs, but the taxonomy has recently varied greatly, with the genera ''Heteromeles'', ''Stranvaesia'' and ''Aronia'' sometimes included in ''Photinia''. They are a part of ...

'' that it has sometimes been included within that genus, but recent

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data indicate that the two genera are not related.

Species

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Stranvaesia amphidoxa ''Stranvaesia amphidoxa'' is a species of flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('con ...

'' (syn. ''Photinia amphidoxa'') *''

Stranvaesia davidiana ''Stranvaesia davidiana'', the Chinese photinia, is a species of shrub grown as an ornamental plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape ...

'' (syn. ''Photinia davidiana'') *''

Stranvaesia nussia ''Stranvaesia nussia'' is a small Evergreen tree species of genus Stranvaesia in the family Rosaceae. Location ''S''. ''nussia'' are restricted to particular altitudinal ranges, along with being a rare tree species found in the Binsar Wildli ...

'' (syn. ''Photinia nussia'') *''

Stranvaesia oblanceolata ''Stranvaesia oblanceolata'' is a species of flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words (' ...

'' *''

Stranvaesia tomentosa ''Stranvaesia tomentosa'' is a species in the family Rosaceae of flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived fro ...

'' (syn. ''Photinia tomentosa'')

References

Rosaceae genera {{maleae-stub