Hovenia

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Hovenia
Japanese Raisin Tree, Hovenia dulcis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Rhamnaceae Genus: Hovenia Thunb.
Species
See text.

Hovenia is a small genus of deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rhamnaceae. They occur naturally from India to Japan. The Japanese Raisin Tree is the most well-known of the group, as it is often planted in gardens outside Asia.

[edit] Selected species

• Hovenia acerba

syn Hovenia kiukiangensis

• Hovenia dulcis Thunb.

syn Hovenia inaequalis DC.

• Hovenia parviflora
• Hovenia pubescens
• Hovenia robusta
• Hovenia tomentella
• Hovenia trichocarpa

[edit] External reference

• Review of genus