| Malus prunifolia | |
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| Malus prunifolia[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Malus |
| Species: | M. prunifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Malus prunifolia | |
Malus prunifolia is a species ofcrabapple tree known by the common namesplumleaf crab apple,[4]plum-leaved apple,[5]pear-leaf crabapple,Chinese apple andChinese crabapple.[6] It is native to China.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 34.[7]
It reaches from between 3 and 8 metres (10 and 26 ft) tall and bears white flowers and yellow or red fruit.[3]
It was described botanically byWilldenow in the genusPyrus and was transferred toMalus in 1803.[8]
Malus prunifolia has at least four varieties, some are grown for their fruit:[6][9][10]
Malus prunifolia is found in China in the provinces ofGansu,Guizhou,Hebei,Henan,Liaoning,Nei Mongol,Qinghai,Shaanxi,Shandong,Shanxi, and possiblyXinjiang. It is adapted to grow at a variety of elevations from sea-level plains, to slopes as high as 1,300 m (4,300 ft).[3]
Outside of China, it is grown for use as anornamental tree or asrootstock.[citation needed]
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