Lindleya Explained

Lindleya is a genus of Mexican evergreen trees of the family Rosaceae, tribe Maleae. The sole species, Lindleya mespiloides, grows to a height of 6m (20feet) and bears solitary white fragrant flowers in summer. The fruit are dry dehiscent capsules.[1]

Taxonomic history

Lindleya, along with Vauquelinia and Kageneckia were formerly placed in family Quillajaceae. It shares a base chromosome number of 17 with the pome-fruited members of tribe Maleae within the Rosaceae.[2]

Notes

  1. 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. American Journal of Botany. 89. 9. 1478–1484. 10.3732/ajb.89.9.1478. 21665749.
  2. Campbell, C.S. . Evans, R.C. . Morgan, D.R. . Dickinson, T.A. . Arsenault, M.P. . 2007. Phylogeny of subtribe Pyrinae (formerly the Maloideae, Rosaceae): Limited resolution of a complex evolutionary history. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266. 1–2. 119–145. 10.1007/s00606-007-0545-y. 2007PSyEv.266..119C . 10.1.1.453.8954 . 13639534 .

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