Chinese Apple
Malus prunifolia (Willd.) Borkh.
Malus prunifolia, known as Chinese Apple, is a crabapple species native to China. It belongs to the Rosaceae family and was first described in 1803.
Description
Malus prunifolia (Willd.) Borkh., commonly referred to as Chinese Apple, is a crabapple species in the Rosaceae family. It is native to China and has been documented in various regions including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe and Asia. The species has a broad distribution and is known by several common names such as plumleaf crab apple, plum-leaved apple, pear-leaf crabapple, and Chinese crabapple.
Other common names
Chinese AppleChinese CrabappleCrab ApplePear-Leaf CrabapplePear-Leaved CrabapplePearleaf CrabapplePlum-Leaf ApplePlum-Leaved ApplePlum-Leaved CrabapplePlumleaf Crab ApplePlumleaf Crabapple
Distribution
New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · TW · RU · NO · DK · SE · Vermont-US · Global · CA · conterminous 48 United States · Bulgaria · Central European Rus · China North-Central · China South-Central · Connecticut · District of Columbia · East European Russia · Illinois · Inner Mongolia · Kazakhstan · Maine · Manchuria · Maryland · Massachusetts · Minnesota · New Hampshire · New York · Pennsylvania · Qinghai
Synonyms
Malus grandifloraMalus prunifolia var. grandifloraMalus domestica subsp. prunifoliaPyrus polonicaPyrus sibiricaPyrus ceratocarpaPyrus prunifoliaMalus prunifolia var. obliquipedicellataPyrus prunifolia var. microcarpaPyrus prunifolia var. striataMalus prunifolia f. albaMalus prunifolia f. coccineaMalus prunifolia f. conocarpaMalus prunifolia f. dulcisMalus prunifolia f. edulisMalus prunifolia f. fastigiataMalus prunifolia f. fructo-striatoMalus prunifolia var. longifoliaMalus prunifolia var. luteaMalus prunifolia var. ovicarpaMalus prunifolia var. pulverulentaMalus prunifolia f. semiplenaMalus ringo unranked fastigiata-biferaPyrus prunifolia var. calvilleaPyrus prunifolia var. chlorocarpaPyrus prunifolia var. conocarpaPyrus prunifolia var. genuinaPyrus prunifolia var. intermediaPyrus prunifolia var. macrocarpaPyrus prunifolia var. oviformis
