Malus sieboldii
| Malus sieboldii | |
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| Malus sieboldii var. zumi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Malus |
| Species: | M. sieboldii
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| Binomial name | |
| Malus sieboldii | |
Malus sieboldii, commonly called Siebold's crab,crabapple in the family Rosaceae.
Taxonomy
Some botanists have reclassified it as Malus toringo.[2]
Varieties
It is sometimes considered to have three varieties:[3]
- Malus sieboldii var. sieboldii (the true Siebold's crabapple)
- Malus sieboldii var. sargentii, which is sometimes considered to be a separate species Malus sargentii
- Malus sieboldii var. zumi
The cultivar Malus toringo 'Scarlett' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
Distribution
Malus sieboldii—Malus toringo is native to eastern temperate Asia, in China, Japan, and Korea.[5]
Pests
Fungal plant pathogen Pseudocercospora mali is found on the leaves of the tree in Japan.[6]
See also
References
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ USDA Plants Profile for Malus toringo (toringo crab); syn. Malus sieboldii . accessed 9.9.2015.
- ^ "GardenWebSearch results for: Malus". Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
- ^ "Malus toringo 'Scarlett'". RHS. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Malus toringo". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- PMC 3713886. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
External links
Media related to Malus toringo at Wikimedia Commons
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