Genus Micromeles in Family Rosaceae
In botanical taxonomy, a genus (plural genera) is a rank used to group closely related species within a family. In the hierarchy, genus sits below family and above species.
Genera are defined by shared morphological, anatomical, and genetic characteristics (for example, features of flowers, fruits, seeds, or leaves) that indicate a close evolutionary relationship among the species they contain.
Each genus can include one or more species. Examples include Rosa (roses) and Solanum (nightshades, including tomato and eggplant).
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Genus Description
Suggest a correction!Micromeles Decne. (Rosaceae) comprises about seven accepted species of small deciduous trees and shrubs endemic to the Sino‑Himalayan region, extending into adjacent parts of East Asia. The genus occurs in montane forests of southwestern China, the Himalaya and the Japanese archipelago, occupying slopes and stream banks from 800–2500 m elevation. Historically treated as a subsection of Malus, recent treatments recognize Micromeles as a distinct lineage within tribe Maleae (Lo & Donoghue, 2015).
The morphology of Micromeles follows the typical Maleae syndrome but is marked by dwarf habit, leaves
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Micromeles calcicola ((W.B.Liao & W.Guo) Mezhenskyj)
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Micromeles calocarpa ((Rehder) M.Aizawa)
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Micromeles coronata ((Cardot) Mezhenskyj)
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Micromeles cuspidata (C.K.Schneid.)
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Micromeles griffithii (Decne.)
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Micromeles japonica (Koehne)
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Micromeles paucinervia ((Merr.) Mezhenskyj)
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Micromeles prunifolia ((W.B.Liao & H.J.Jing) Mezhenskyj)
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Micromeles rhamnoides (Decne.)
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Micromeles rhombifolia ((C.J.Qi & K.W.Liu) Mezhenskyj)
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Micromeles zahlbruckneri ((C.K.Schneid.) Mezhenskyj)