Malus sieboldii

Malus sieboldii, commonly called Siebold's crab,[1] Siebold's crabapple or Toringo crabapple, is a species of crabapple in the family Rosaceae.

Malus sieboldii
Malus sieboldii var. zumi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Malus
Species:
M. sieboldii
Binomial name
Malus sieboldii

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

Distribution

Malus sieboldii—Malus toringo is native to eastern temperate Asia, in China, Japan, and Korea.[4]

See also

References
  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. USDA Plants Profile for Malus toringo (toringo crab); syn. Malus sieboldii . accessed 9.9.2015.
  3. "GardenWebSearch results for: Malus". Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
  4. "Malus toringo". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved December 21, 2017.

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