Malus rockii

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Malus rockii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Malus
Species:
M. rockii
Binomial name
Malus rockii
Synonyms [1]
  • Malus baccata subsp. himalaica(Maximowicz) Likhonos
  • M. baccata var. himalaica(Maximowicz) C. K. Schneider
  • Pyrus baccata var. himalaicaMaximowicz

Malus rockii is a crabapple species in the family Rosaceae. It is native to China and Bhutan. [1]

Some subspecies of the Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata) are considered synonymous with this species. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gu Cuizhi (Ku Tsue-chih) and Stephen A. Spongberg, "Malus rockii Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 14: 206. 1933", Flora of China online, vol. 9