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Malus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkhausen. Common name: Common Apple. Phenology: Apr-May; Jul-Oct. Habitat: Commonly cultivated throughout, especially in the Mountains and Piedmont, and long persistent. Distribution: Native of Asia.

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Origin/Endemic status: W. Asia

Taxonomy Comments: Qian, Liu, & Tang's (2010) proposal to conserve the name Malus domestica (against M. pumila, M. communis, M. frutescens, and Pyrus dioica) was approved at the Shenzhen Botanical Congress held in Jul 2017.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, Qian, Liu, & Tang (2010); = Malus malus (L.) Britton — S, S13; = Malus pumila Mill. — Ar, FNA9, Il, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W; = Pyrus malus L. — C, F, G, WV, Robertson (1974). Basionym: Pyrus malus L. var. domestica Suckow 1786

Links to other floras: = Malus pumila - FNA9

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Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image #1 of Malus domestica© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Malus domestica© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Malus domestica© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Malus domestica© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Malus domestica© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Malus domestica© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Malus domestica© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Malus domestica© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷

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