Malus sikkimensis

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Malus sikkimensis

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1
)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Malus
Species:
M. sikkimensis
Binomial name
Malus sikkimensis
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Malus baccata subsp. sikkimensis (Wenz.) Likhonos in Trudy Prikl. Bot. 52(3): 28 (1974)
    • Pyrus pashia var. sikkimensis Wenz. in Linnaea 38: 49 (1873)
    • Pyrus sikkimensis (Wenz.) Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 2: 373 (1878)
    • Sinomalus sikkimensis (Wenz.) Rushforth in Phytologia 100: 245 (2018)

Malus sikkimensis is a rare species of

loss of habitat.[2]

It bears white and pink flowers and dark red fruit which are

organic compounds). An extract of the fruit of M. sikkimensis has potential for protective and therapeutic properties (Shri et al. 2018).[3]

It was first published in Gatt. Pomac. on page 27 in 1890.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Malus sikkimensis (Wenz.) Koehne | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Malus sikkimensis. e.T50050877A50671549". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2023. Last assessed 01 July 2014
  3. ^ Shri, K.S.; Sharma, Y.P.; Pankaj, S.; Pratima, V.; Randhawa, S.S. (2018). "Wild edible fruits of Himachal Pradesh state centre on climate change & UNEP-GEF-MoEFCC project report". Retrieved 10 September 2021.

External links

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