Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Table of contents 1 Placement 2 Synonyms and common names 3 References 4 Children Placement Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta -- angiosperms, flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida -- dicotyledons Order Rosales Family Rosaceae Subfamily Maloideae Synonyms and common names Apple subfamily References http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/260/Rosaceae/Slide44.html as of 2002-05-29 Children Amelanchier - shadbush Aronia - chokecherry Chaenomeles - Japanese quince Cotoneaster Crataegus - hawthorn Cydonia - quince Malus - apple Pyracantha - firethorn Pyrus - pear Sorbus - mountain ash This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.