Tree, deciduous, hermaphrodite, slightly or not spiny, up to 15 m in height, \u00b1 oval in shape. Trunk well defined, straight, but somewhat tortuous, with greyish-brown bark, fissured longitudinally. Branches greyish, glabrous, with abundant lenticels, younger branches grey or reddish-brown and slightly hairy. Leaves (2-8 \u00d7 1.3-5 cm) alternate, solitary or grouped in fascicles, \u00b1 ovate, but can vary widely, from oblong to broadly oval or suborbicular, acute at the apex, cuneate, rounded or slightly heart-shaped at the base, margin dentate or serrulate-crenulate; glabrous, light green, slightly shiny on the upper side and matt on the underside. Petiole (1.3-5 cm) well developed, roughly the same length as the leaf. Inflorescence corymbiform, with floral peduncles 1.5-3 cm. Flowers 2.5-3 cm in diameter. Calyx with 5 small greenish-pinkish sepals, triangular-lanceolate, villous. Corolla with 5 white petals, from suborbicular to ovate-lanceolate, glabrous. Stamens 20-30, with red or purple anthers. Styles 2-5. Fruit a pome 1.8-3.2 \u00d7 1.2-2.5 cm, subglobose or pyriform, with rigid peduncle (1-3 cm long).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-12711","species","type-species","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n