Osteomeles

Osteomeles
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia (ʻŪlei)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Amygdaloideae
Tribe:	Maleae
Subtribe:	Malinae
Genus:	Osteomeles Lindl.[1]
Species
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia Osteomeles obtusifolia Osteomeles schweriniae Osteomeles subrotunda

Osteomeles is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. They are native to several areas around the Pacific Rim. The fruits of all species in this genus are edible.

Selected species

• Osteomeles anthyllidifolia (Sm.) Lindl. - ʻŪlei (Hawaiʻi, Cook Islands, Tonga, Rarotonga, Pitcairn Island, and Rapa Iti)^[2]
• Osteomeles obtusifolia (Pers.) Kunth ex Steud. (Western South America)
• Osteomeles schweriniae C.K.Schneid. (China)
• Osteomeles subrotunda K.Koch (China)

References

1. ^ "Osteomeles Lindl.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-01-30. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?8637. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
2. ^ "Osteomeles anthyllidifolia (Rosaceae)". Meet the Plants. National Tropical Botanical Garden. http://www.ntbg.org/plants/plant_details.php?plantid=11894. Retrieved 2009-03-05.