Hovenia

Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Magnoliopsida
Ordo: Rosales
Familia: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Hovenia
Species: H. acerba - H. dulcis - H. parviflora - H. pubescens - H. robusta - H. tomentella - H. trichocarpa -

Name

Hovenia Thunb.

Hovenia is a small genus of deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rhamnaceae. They occur naturally from India to Japan. The Japanese Raisin Tree is the most well-known of the group, as it is often planted in gardens outside Asia.

Selected species

* Hovenia acerba

syn Hovenia kiukiangensis

* Hovenia dulcis Thunb.

syn Hovenia inaequalis DC.

* Hovenia parviflora
* Hovenia pubescens
* Hovenia robusta
* Hovenia tomentella
* Hovenia trichocarpa