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Malus toringoides

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Rosaceae

Scientific name
  
Malus toringoides

Order
  
Rosales

Genus
  
Malus

Rank
  
Species

Malus toringoides web03brunsdestaticimagesinfo1200Wx1200HMalu

Similar
  
Malus transitoria, Malus sikkimensis, Malus prattii, Malus yunnanensis, Malus florentina

Malus toringoides


Malus toringoides is a crabapple species in the family Rosaceae, with the common name cut-leaf crabapple.

The tree is endemic to mountain ranges of China, located within Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and Sichuan Provinces.

Malus toringoides is a wild crabapple tree, and is sometimes used as a root stock in apple hybridizing. It is a naturally occurring hybrid species with multiple ploidy levels.

References

Malus toringoides Wikipedia