Malus baccata

Malus baccata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Malus
Species:
M. baccata
Binomial name
Malus baccata
(L.) Borkh. 1803
Synonyms[1]
  • Malus baccata var. sibirica (Maxim.) C.K.Schneid.
  • Malus sibirica (Maxim.) Kom. & Aliss.
  • Malus sibirica Borkh.
  • Pyrus baccata L. 1767
  • Pyrus baccata var. sibirica Maxim.

Malus baccata is an Asian species of apple known by the common names Siberian crab apple,[2] Siberian crab,[3] Manchurian crab apple and Chinese crab apple.[4][5][6] It is native to many parts of Asia, but is also grown elsewhere as an ornamental tree and for rootstock. It is used for bonsai. It bears plentiful, fragrant, white flowers and edible red to yellow fruit of about 1 cm (3⁄8 in) diameter.

  1. ^ The Plant List, Malus baccata (L.) Borkh.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Malus baccata​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ^ "Malus baccata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
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