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Malus
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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
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRosaceae
Common Name: maidens blush apple
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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- Dwarfism mechanism in Malus clonal rootstocks.ReviewPlanta · 2024Verma P, Sharma NC, Sharma DP et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00425-024-04561-5
- Cryobiotechnology of apple (Malus spp.): development, progress and future prospects.ReviewPlant cell reports · 2018Wang MR, Chen L, Teixeira da Silva JA et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00299-018-2249-x
- MicroRNAs in the growth control of Malus spp.ReviewPlant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology · 2025Yue M, An Y, Lu R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2025.112634
- The roles of WRKY transcription factors in Malus spp. and Pyrus spp.ReviewFunctional & integrative genomics · 2022Felipez W, de Freitas KEJ, Dos Santos RS et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10142-022-00886-0
- Research progress of fruit color development in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.).ReviewPlant physiology and biochemistry : PPB · 2021Chen Z, Yu L, Liu W et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.02.033
- Transcriptomic responses to biotic stresses in Malus x domestica: a meta-analysis study.Scientific reports · 2018Balan B, Marra FP, Caruso T et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19348-4
- Rootstock-scion interaction affects Malus transcriptome profiles in response to cadmium.Scientific data · 2023Huang Y, Sun L, Wang J et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02239-3
- Cutinsomes of Malus Mill. (Rosaceae) leaf and pericarp: genesis, localization, and transport.Micron (Oxford, England : 1993) · 2024Kumachova TK, Voronkov ASDOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2024.103657
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- 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.
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