Malus prunifolia
Topic: Biology
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| Malus prunifolia | |
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| Malus prunifolia[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Malus |
| Species: | M. prunifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Malus prunifolia (Willd.) Borkh.[3]
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Malus prunifolia is a species of crabapple tree known by the common names plumleaf crab apple,[4] plum-leaved apple,[5] pear-leaf crabapple, Chinese apple and Chinese crabapple.[6] It is native to China.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 34.[7]
Description
It reaches from between 3 and 8 metres (10 and 26 ft) tall and bears white flowers and yellow or red fruit.[3]
Taxonomy
It was described botanically by Willdenow in the genus Pyrus and was transferred to Malus in 1803.[8]
Varieties
Malus prunifolia has at least four varieties, some are grown for their fruit:[6][9][10]
- Malus prunifolia var. obliquipedicellata X.W. Li & J.W. Sun
- M. prunifolia var. prunifolia
- M. prunifolia var. ringo Asami (Chinese apple)
- M. prunifolia var. rinki (Koidz.) Rehder P.L.Wilson (plum-leaf or Chinese crabapple)
Distribution and habitat
Malus prunifolia is found in China in the provinces of Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, and possibly Xinjiang. It is adapted to grow at a variety of elevations from sea-level plains, to slopes as high as 1,300 m (4,300 ft).[3]
Uses
References
- ↑ Cirrus Digital Plum-leaved Crabapple
- ↑ Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Malus prunifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T50050135A50050138.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/50050135/50050138. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Malus prunifolia (Willdenow) Borkhausen". Flora of China. eFloras. p. 184. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200010912.
- ↑ "Malus prunifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MAPR. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Search results for: Malus". http://hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/nph-ind.cgi?name=Malus&f=d&gl=1&p=1.
- ↑ "Chromosome numbers of the Malus wild species collection Dresden Pillnitz". https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Chromosome-numbers-of-the-Malus-wild-species-collection-Dresden-Pillnitz_tbl1_248054281.
- ↑ [1] The International Plant Names Index
- ↑ "Name Search: Malus prunifolia". Tropicos. St. Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?name=Malus+prunifolia.
- ↑ Michel H. Porcher (May 10, 2005). "Sorting Malus names". Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database. University of Melbourne. http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Malus.html.
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