Biology:Malus doumeri

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Short description: Species of apple tree

Malus doumeri
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Malus
Species:
M. doumeri
Binomial name
Malus doumeri
A.Chev.
Synonyms[1]
  • Docynia doumeri (Bois) C.K.Schneid.
  • Eriolobus doumeri (Bois) C.K.Schneid.
  • Malus formosana Kawak. & Koidz.
  • Malus laosensis (Cardot) A.Chev.
  • Pyrus doumeri Bois
  • Pyrus formosana Kawak. & Koidz. ex Hayata
  • Pyrus laosensis Cardot
  • Pyrus melliana Hand.-Mazz.

Malus doumeri is a species in the genus Malus in the family Rosaceae, that resembles Docynia and has been placed in that genus in the past.[2] It is native to temperate and tropical Asia.[3] The fruit is edible.[2]

It is also called with the common name Taiwan crabapple,[4] and its extracts have been evaluated for their potential use in skin care.[5]

References

  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/rjp-7045. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Gu Cuizhi and Stephen A. Spongberg. "Malus doumeri". Flora of China. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200010900. Retrieved 17 December 2014. 
  3. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Malus doumeri | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 17 December 2014 }}
  4. Zhu, Kai; Huang, Guangbin; Xie, Jing; Zhou, Xianrong; Mu, Jianfei; Zhao, Xin (2019). "Preventive effect of flavonoids from Wushan Shencha (Malus doumeri leaves) on CCl 4 ‐induced liver injury" (in en). Food Science & Nutrition 7 (11): 3808–3818. doi:10.1002/fsn3.1243. ISSN 2048-7177. PMID 31763030. PMC 6848815. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fsn3.1243. 
  5. Leu, SJ; Lin, YP; Lin, RD; Wen, CL; Cheng, KT; Hsu, FL; Lee, MH (2006). "Phenolic constituents of Malus doumeri var. formosana in the field of skin care". Biol Pharm Bull 29 (4): 740–5. doi:10.1248/bpb.29.740. PMID 16595910. 

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