Lindleya

Lindleya
Lindleya mespiloides Illustration by Pierre Jean François Turpin from Kunth, Bonpland, and Humboldt's Nova genera et species plantarum (1815–1825)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Amygdaloideae
Tribe:	Maleae
Genus:	Lindleya Knuth
Species:	L. mespiloides
Binomial name
Lindleya mespiloides H.B. & K.

Lindleya is a genus of Mexican evergreen trees of the family Rosaceae. The sole species, L. mespiloides, grows to a height of 6 metres (20 ft) and bears solitary white fragrant flowers in summer. The fruit are dry dehiscent capsules.

Lindleya, along with Vauquelinia and Kageneckia were formerly placed in family Quillajaceae.. It shares a base chromosome number of 17 with the pome-fruited members of tribe Maleae within the Rosaceae.

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