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Malus

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Also known as crabapple, apples, apple

Malus ( or ) is a genus of about 32–57 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples (sometimes known in North America as crabapples) and wild apples.

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Malus is a genus of perennial plants and trees within the family Rosaceae. Classified under the kingdom Plantae and the order Rosales, its taxonomic type is Malus sylvestris. The genus is the source of the apple, which is a pome fruit. Common names for the group include apple and maidens blush apple.

Records of Malus indicate its presence in regions such as Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Altay, Amur, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, the Baltic States, Belgium, and British Columbia. Specimens have been documented in the United States and Mexico. The genus is referenced by 1,354 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

Malus

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRosales
  5. FamilyRosaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Altay, Amur, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia
Observations recorded550,087

Common Name: maidens blush apple

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,146
With media
1,754
Family
Rosaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, UACH, UCMP, CHSC, NCSC, CAS
Recorded in
United States, Mexico

Research

10,547 papers

via PubMed

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Subdivision
  • Species
  • Formerly placed here
  • Selected artificial hybrids
  • Fossil species
  • Cultivation
  • Cultivars
  • Toxicity
  • Uses
  • References
  • External links

Malus ( or ) is a genus of about 32–57 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples (sometimes known in North America as crabapples) and wild apples.

The genus is native to the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Malus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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