Maloideae

Translingual

Etymology

Malus +‎ -oideae

Proper noun

Maloideae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Rosaceae – apples etc.

Usage notes

• In the process of revising taxonomic groupings to reflect DNA evidence, the members of this group have been placed largely in groups of lower rank, Maleae (tribe) or Malinae (subtribe), which are now often placed in the subfamily Amygdaloideae in Rosaceae.

Synonyms

• (subfamily): Maleae - tribe, Malinae - subtribe

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Amelanchier, Aronia, Chaenomeles, Chamaemeles, Cotoneaster, Crataegus, Cydonia, Dichotomanthes, Docynia, Eriobotrya, Hesperomeles, Heteromeles (syn. of Photinia), Malacomeles, Malus, Mespilus (now Crataegus sect. Mespilus), Osteomeles, Peraphyllum, Photinia, Pseudocydonia, Pyracantha, Pyrus, Rhaphiolepis, Sorbus - genera

References

• Maloideae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amygdaloideae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Maleae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rosaceae at APWeb