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Lindleya
| Lindleya | |
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| Lindleya mespiloides Illustration by Pierre Jean François Turpin from Kunth, Bonpland, and Humboldt's Nova genera et species plantarum (1815–1825) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae |
| Tribe: | Maleae |
| Genus: | Lindleya Knuth |
| Species: | L. mespiloides
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| Binomial name | |
| Lindleya mespiloides Kunth
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Lindleya is a genus of Mexican evergreen trees of the family Rosaceae, tribe Maleae.[1] The sole species, Lindleya mespiloides, grows to a height of 6 metres (20 ft) and bears solitary white fragrant flowers in summer. The fruit are dry dehiscent capsules.[2]
- ^ "Gen. Lindleya Kunth", Germplasm Resources Information Network, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, retrieved 2024-01-02
- ^ Evans, R.C.; Campbell, C.S. (2002). "The origin of the apple subfamily (Rosaceae: Maloideae) is clarified by DNA sequence data from duplicated GBSSI Genes" (PDF). American Journal of Botany. 89 (9): 1478–1484. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.9.1478. PMID 21665749.
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