What is Maloideae?
{{Taxobox | name = Maloideae | image = Malus sikkimensis0.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = ''[[Malus]] sikkimensis'' fruit | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Rosales]] | familia = [[Rosaceae]] | subfamilia = [[Amygdaloideae]] | subdivision_ranks = | subdivision = }} The '''Maloideae''' (which is a Latin plural form) is a traditional name for a [[subfamily]] of [[plant]]s in the [[rose]] [[family (biology)|family]] ([[Rosaceae]]). These plants are [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s. The most well known Maloideae are [[apple]]s and [[pear]]s. Recently it has been shown that the Maloideae are a part of the traditional subfamily [[Amygdaloideae]], and most botanists no longer use the name Maloideae. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Rosaceae]] [[Category:Trees]]