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The rose family is considered one of the six most economically important crop plant families, [37] and includes apples, pears, quinces, medlars, loquats, almonds, peaches, apricots, plums, cherries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, sloes, and roses. Many genera are also highly valued ornamental plants.
Malus sikkimensis. The Maloideae C.Weber was the apple subfamily, a grouping used by some taxonomists within the rose family, Rosaceae.Recent molecular phylogenetic evidence [1] has shown that the traditional Spiraeoideae and Amygdaloideae form part of the same clade as the traditional Maloideae, and the correct name for this group is Amygdaloideae.
Within the order Rosales is the family Rosaceae, which includes numerous species that are cultivated for their fruit, making this one of the most economically important families of plants. Fruit produced by members of this family include apples, pears, plums, peaches, cherries, almonds, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries.
The group includes a number of plants bearing commercially important fruits, such as apples and pears, while others are cultivated as ornamentals. Older taxonomies separated some of this group as tribe Crataegeae , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] as the Cydonia group (a tentative placement), [ 3 ] or some genera were placed in family Quillajaceae .
The quince (/ ˈ k w ɪ n s /; Cydonia oblonga) is the sole member of the genus Cydonia in the Malinae subtribe (which contains apples, pears, and other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic bright golden-yellow pome fruit, similar in appearance to a pear. Ripe quince fruits are hard, tart, and astringent.
There are approximatively 100–160 genera and 3,500–4,000 species in the family Rosaceae. Plants of the World Online currently accepts 108 genera. [1
They are a part of the rose family (Rosaceae) and related to the apple. The botanical genus name derives from the Greek word photeinos for shiny and refers to the often glossy leaves. Most species are evergreen, but deciduous species also occur. The small apple-shaped fruit has a size of 4 to 12 mm and forms in large quantities.
Rosa roxburghii has various uses including; as an ornamental (within gardens), [2] as a food source with (edible fruit, [34] or fruit drink) and also medicinal use (in folklore and scientific research). [15] [27] The edible fruit are very rich in vitamins and have a sweet, sour taste; [32] they are used medicinally and to ferment wine. The ...