Amelanchier Medik.
Publ. & Syn.Medik., Philos. Bot. 1: 155 (1789).
NotesAmelanchier is another largely agamospermous and complicated genus, predominantly North American. The two species relevant for the Arctic are, however, not problematic.
Chromosomes34 (2x). - Far East (N). - Zaikonnikova and Kipiani (1980).
GeographyAsian Pacific: (RFE).
Parent taxonRosaceae
Child taxa Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.
Amelanchier bartramiana (Tausch) M. Roem.
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
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