Docynia (栘𣐿属, yí yī shǔ) is a genus of flowering trees, evergreen or semi-evergreen, in the family Rosaceae. The fruit is a pome. The tree is endemic to Southeast Asia, including Myanmar where it grows wild and is sometimes cultivated.

Species

• Docynia delavayi (Franchet) C.K.Schneider

• Docynia indica (Wallich) Decaisne

Formerly placed here

Malus doumeri resembles Docynia, but the internal structure of the fruit matches Malus.

References

• Decaisne, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 10: 125, 131. 1874.

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