Hovenia
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| Hovenia | |
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| Japanese Raisin Tree, Hovenia dulcis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Hovenia Thunb. |
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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.
Selected species
- Hovenia acerba
- syn Hovenia kiukiangensis
- Hovenia dulcis Thunb.
- syn Hovenia inaequalis DC.
- Hovenia parviflora
- Hovenia pubescens
- Hovenia robusta
- Hovenia tomentella
- Hovenia trichocarpa
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