Malus hupehensis
Malus hupehensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Malus |
Species: | M. hupehensis |
Binomial name | |
Malus hupehensis (Pamp.) Rehder 1933 not Koidz. 1934 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Malus hupehensis, common names Chinese crab apple,[2] Hupeh crab[3] or tea crabapple, is a species of flowering plant in the apple genus Malus of the family Rosaceae. [4][5]
Description
Malus hupehensis is a vigorous deciduous tree growing to 12 m (39 ft) tall and broad.
It has pink buds, opening to fragrant white blossoms in Spring. It produces bright red, cherry-sized crab-apples in the Autumn.[7]
The plant is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for planting in gardens. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[8]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Malus hupehensis (Pamp.) Rehder
- ↑ "Malus hupehensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Malus hupehensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
- ↑ Rehder, Alfred. 1933. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 14(3): 207
- ↑ Flora of China, Malus hupehensis (Pampanini) Rehder, 1933. 湖北海棠 hu bei hai tang
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Malus hupehensis". Retrieved 24 May 2013.
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