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Maddenia (after Major E. Madden, who wrote on Indian botany). Rosaceae, subfam. Pruneae. A genus of 5 shrubs or small trees allied to Prunus, especially to the section Padus, differing chiefly in the polygamous apetalous fls. with usually 10 small sepals, the staminate often with 2 abortive pistils; stamens 25—40. Only the following species is in cult., and has proved hardy at the Arnold Arboretum, but has no particular ornamental qualities. Cult, like Prunus. M. hypoxantha, Koehne. Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft.: branchlets sparingly hairy: lvs. membranous, oblong to lanceolate, acuminate, cordate to broadly cuneate at the base, doubly and sharply serrate, glabrous above, pubescent on the veins and bright or yellowish green beneath, 3-6 in. long, with 12-20 pairs of veins: racemes long-peduncled, dense and short; calyx about 1/8in. long, with 10 unequal small teeth, stamens about 25: drupe subglobose; black, little over 1/3in. long. May; fr. in July. W. China.
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