Honan Crab Apple

Malus honanensis, described by Rehder in 1920, is a small tree or shrub reaching 5–7 m in height. Its branches are terete and pubescent when young. Leaves are petiolate, with a petiole of about 1.9 cm, and a blade of approximately 6.4 × 4.6 cm, usually oval, sometimes elliptical, with a rounded, truncate, or cordate base and an acute or obtuse apex. The inflorescence is corymbose, bearing 5–10 white, obovate flowers. The pome is about 0.8 cm in diameter, subglobose, yellow to red with white fruit spots. Chromosome number is 2n = 34. It is found in China, particularly in the North-Central and Southeast regions, growing in terrestrial, seasonally green habitats in forested slopes and valleys.