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Malus -
by Gerry Moore
Not peer reviewed
Last modified: 09/11/2006
Nomenclature
Malus Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4, [“M”]. 1754. LECTOTYPE: Malus pumilus Mill. designated by Britton & Brown (1913) or Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. according to Index Nominum Genericorum.
Key to the species of Malus
1. Leaves unlobed...2
1. Leaves lobed...7
2. Leaves glabrous beneath...Malus
sylvestris
2. Leaves tomentose beneath...3
3. Calyx glabrous...4
3. Calyx villous or
tomentose..5
4. Calyx deciduous...Malus
baccata
4. Calyx persistent...Malus prunifolia
5. Leaves crenate-serrate...Malus pumila
5. Leaves sharply
serrate...6
6. Leaves folded in bud; calyx pubescent, deciduous...Malus
floribunda
6. Leaves colvolute in bud; calyx villous or glabrous,
persistent...Malus prunifolia
7. Leaves irregularly serrate; calyx persistent...Malus coronaria
7. Leaves sharply
serrate; calyx deciduous...Malus
sieboldii
List of Malus Species
- Malus ×purpurea - excluded species
- Malus ×robusta - excluded species
- Malus angustifolia - excluded species
- Malus baccata
- Malus coronaria
- Malus cultivars
- Malus floribunda
- Malus prunifolia
- Malus pumila
- Malus sieboldii
- Malus sylvestris