Malus toringoides
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of apple tree
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Malus |
| Species: | M. toringoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Malus toringoides Hughes
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Malus toringoides is a crabapple species in the family Rosaceae, with the common name cut-leaf crabapple.
The tree is endemic to mountain ranges of China , located within Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and Sichuan Provinces.
Malus toringoides is a wild crabapple tree, and is sometimes used as a root stock in apple hybridizing. It is a naturally occurring hybrid species with multiple ploidy levels.[1]
References
- ↑ Li, Y. N. 2001. Researches of germplasm resources of Malus Mill.. – China Agriculture Press
- Tang, L.; Li, J.; Tan, S.; Li, M.-X.; Ma, X.; Zhou, Z.-Q. (2014). "New insights into the hybrid origin of Malus toringoides and its close relatives based on a single-copy nuclear gene SbeI and three chloroplast fragments". Journal of Systematics and Evolution 52 (4): 477–486. doi:10.1111/jse.12079.
Wikidata ☰ Q1023519 entry
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