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Malus hupehensis, common names Chinese crab apple, [3] Hupeh crab [4] or tea crabapple, is a species of flowering plant in the apple genus Malus of the family Rosaceae. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] It is native to China.
36 species and 4 hybrids are accepted. [2] The genus Malus is subdivided into eight sections (six, with two added in 2006 and 2008). [citation needed] The oldest fossils of the genus date to the Eocene (), which are leaves belonging to the species Malus collardii and Malus kingiensis from western North America (Idaho) and the Russian Far East (), respectively.
Malus halliana is an East Asian crabapple species of Malus, known by the common name Hall crabapple.Its Chinese name is chui si hai tang(垂丝海棠).. It is generally considered to be a native tree of China, although some authors maintain that it is native to Japan, and was introduced into China.
Malus sylvestris, the European crab apple, also known as the European wild apple or simply the crab apple, is a species of the genus Malus. Its scientific name means "forest apple", reflecting its habitat.
The tree is conical in shape and has somewhat lobed, elliptical leaves. Flowering. The 'Evereste' crabapple flowers in spring, [5] producing a large number of flowers. [6] The flowers are 5 cm (2 in) in width. [4] When the flowers are buds the petals are red, but when the flowers open the petals are white with a pink tint. [4] [5] [6]
Malus sargentii, the Sargent crabapple or Sargent's apple, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Malus of the family Rosaceae. [1] The species was formerly considered a variety of the species Malus sieboldii. [2] It is a shrub or small tree growing to 6–10 ft (1.8–3.0 m) tall and 6–12 ft (1.8–3.7 m) broad. [3]
Malus prunifolia is a species of crabapple tree known by the common names plumleaf crab apple, [4] plum-leaved apple, [5] pear-leaf crabapple, Chinese apple and Chinese crabapple. [6] It is native to China.
Malus trilobata, the Lebanese wild apple, erect crab apple or three-lobed apple tree, is a species in the family Rosaceae in the genus Malus. [2] Some authorities place it in the segregate genus Eriolobus , as E. trilobatus .