Hovenia
| 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. |
| Species | |
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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, or Oriental Raisin Tree, H. dulcis, is the best known species, as it is often planted in gardens outside Asia.
Selected species
Hovenia dulcis, fruit
- Hovenia acerba
- syn Hovenia kiukiangensis
- Hovenia dulcis Thunb.
- syn Hovenia inaequalis DC.
- Hovenia parviflora
- Hovenia pubescens
- Hovenia robusta
- Hovenia tomentella
- Hovenia trichocarpa