Flora of New Zealand Series

Large, deciduous shrubs or small trees, not armed or rarely sub-spinescent; stems spreading or semi-erect. Lvs towards end of main stems, especially clustered on short shoots, simple, entire; stipules large, glandular at margin, free for most of length, confined to long shoots. Fls solitary and terminal on short, lateral, leafy shoots, 5-merous, ⚥, pedicellate, moderately large and showy. Hypanthium tubular, closed at apex. Epicalyx 0. Sepals reflexed, persistent, connate in bud, glandular at margin. Petals ± contorted in bud, suberect at anthesis, white to pink. Stamens 15-25. Ovary inferior, sunken in hypanthium; carpels 5; styles 5, free; ovules many. Fr. a fleshy pome with leathery carpel wall and abundant stone cells in flesh; seeds many in each locule.

2 spp., S.W. Asia, China. Naturalised spp. 2.