The Maleae (incorrectly Pyreae) are the apple tribe in the rose family, Rosaceae.

The group includes a number of plants bearing commercially important fruits, such as apples and pears, while others are cultivated as ornamentals.

[3] The tribe consists exclusively of shrubs and small trees.

A traditional circumscription of Maleae includes the following genera:[2][3][5][6] intergeneric hybrids:[8][9] and graft chimeras: + Pyrocydonia (Pirocydonia) A recent taxonomic treatment includes the following genera in Maleae that were earlier separated as tribe Crataegeae (or as intertribe hybrids):[10] intergeneric (including intertribal) hybrids:[8] and the graft hybrid: The following genera were previously placed in tribe Quillajeae in Rosaceae, or in family Quillajaceae.

[6] Multiple ovules per carpel also occur in Kageneckia, a non-pome-bearing genus.