ROSACEAE The Rose Family Subfamily Maloideae |
| The apple subfamily is woody, and the leaves are simple.
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| The ovary is inferior and contains 2-5 connate carpels with 1-2
ovules per carpel. |
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| The adnate hypanthium matures as a pome or pome-like berry.
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| The most economically important members of this subfamily are the apple (Malus) and the pear (Pyrus). More specialized fruit trees include loquat (Eriobotrya), quince (Cydonia), and crabapple (Malus). | This space is for a photograph. |
| There are also a number of commonly grown ornamentals, such as flowering crabapples (Malus), serviceberry (Amelanchoir), firethorn (Pyracantha), hawthorn (Crataegus), and mountain ash (Sorbus). |
Glossary |
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