Lindleya mespiloides Kunth is a plant in the Rosaceae family, order Rosales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Lindleya mespiloides Kunth

Lindleya mespiloides Kunth

Lindleya mespiloides is the only species in the Mexican evergreen tree genus Lindleya in Rosaceae.

Family
Genus
Lindleya
Order
Rosales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Lindleya mespiloides Kunth

Lindleya is a genus of Mexican evergreen trees belonging to the rose family (Rosaceae), tribe Maleae. This genus contains only one species: Lindleya mespiloides Kunth. Lindleya mespiloides reaches a height of 6 metres (20 ft), produces single, white, fragrant flowers during the summer, and forms dry dehiscent capsules as its fruit.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Rosales Rosaceae Lindleya

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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