Docynia Decne.

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Docynia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/docynia/). Accessed 2026-06-09.

Family

Rosaceae

Species in genus

Docynia indica

Glossary

alternate: Attached singly along the axis not in pairs or whorls.

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Docynia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/docynia/). Accessed 2026-06-09.

A seedling of Docynia indica raised by Rowan Griffiths at Hergest Croft, Herefordshire UK. In this species only juvenile leaves are lobed (August 2024). Image John Grimshaw.

Evidence is growing that Docynia should be included in Malus, but for now we retain it as a separate entry (JMG August 2024).

A genus of some five species of evergreen or partially evergreen trees or shrubs with alternate leaves. The generic name is an anagram of ‘Cydonia’ and the genus is indeed closely allied to the true quince, which differs from it by its free styles.

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