Biology:Malus prattii

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Short description: Species of apple tree

Malus prattii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Malus
Species:
M. prattii
Binomial name
Malus prattii
(Hemsl.) C.K.Schneid.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hemsl. (Hemsl.) Koidz.
  • G.Z.Qian Prameles prattii
  • Docyniopsis prattii (Hemsl.) Rushforth
  • Pyrus prattii Malus prattii var. glabrata

Malus prattii (Pratt's crabapple, 西蜀海棠 xi shu hai tang) is a species of crabapple in the family Rosaceae.[1][2] It is endemic to China, being indigenous to Guangdong, Guizhou, west Sichuan, and northwest Yunnan provinces.

It grows to 10 metres (33 ft) in height, with flowers 1.5–2 centimetres (1234 in) in diameter.

References

  • Pyrus prattii Hemsley, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 16. 1895.
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences. (1959). Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  • Zhou, Z.-Q. (1999). "The apple genetic resources in China: the wild species and their distributions, informative characterists and utilisation", Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 46:600.
  • eFloras entry
  • {{citation

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