Rosaceae - Rose family
Mendes, E.J. (1978) Rosaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4
Description of the family
Trees, shrubs or herbs. Stipules present. Leaves alternate (in ours), opposite or whorled, simple or compound. Flowers actinomorphic, usually bisexual, perigynous or epigynous. Calyx lobes usually 5; epicalyx sometimes present (Alchemilla). Petals as many as calyx lobes, rarely 0 (Alchemilla). Stamens usually numerous. Carpels 1-many, free or connate; ovules usually 2, rarely 1 or several. Fruit an achene, drupe, follicle or pome, very rarely a capsule. Comment: In Zimbabwe, a family with a high proportion of introduced species. Worldwide: 95 genera and 2,825 species, ± cosmopolitan but especially in the temperate and warm northern hemisphere. Zimbabwe: 20 cultivated genera and 49 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Chaenomeles Lindl. | |
| Cotoneaster Medik. | Description, Image |
| Crataegus L. | Description |
| Cydonia Mill. | Description |
| Duchesnea Sm. | Description, Image |
| Eriobotrya Lindl. | Description |
| Exochorda Lindl. | |
| Fragaria L. | Description |
| Kerria DC. | |
| Malus Mill. | Description |
| Photinia Lindl. | |
| Prunus L. | Description |
| Pyracantha M. Roem. | Description, Image |
| Pyrus L. | Description, Image |
| Quillaja Molina | |
| Rhaphiolepis Lindl. | Description |
| Rosa L. | Description |
| Rubus L. | Description, Image |
| Sorbaria (Ser. ex DC.) A. Braun | |
| Spiraea L. | Description |
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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Rosaceae
Flora of Rwanda: Rosaceae
Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Rosaceae
Flora of Zambia: Rosaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Rosaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): RosaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rosaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Rosaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Rosaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Rosaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rosaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Rosaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rosaceae
Wikipedia: Rosaceae
Plants of the World Online: Rosaceae
Tropicos: Rosaceae