Rank Species | Genus Malus Higher classification Apples | |
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Similar Malus × micromalus, Malus halliana, Begonia grandis, Pseudocydonia, Magnolia denudata | ||
Malus spectabilis (Chinese: 海棠, hǎitáng) is a species of crabapple known by the common names Asiatic apple, Chinese crab, and Chinese flowering apple.
It is endemic to China, and native within the Provinces of Hebei, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang.
Description
Malus spectabilis has white or pink flowers, depending on the variety. The fruit is yellow and about 2 centimeters wide.
It is cultivated as an ornamental tree, especially popular in China.
References
Malus spectabilis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA