Malus hupehensis

Malus hupehensis, common names Chinese crab apple,[3] Hupeh crab[4] or tea crabapple, is a species of flowering plant in the apple genus Malus of the family Rosaceae.[5][6]

Malus hupehensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Malus
Species:
M. hupehensis
Binomial name
Malus hupehensis
(Pamp.) Rehder 1933 not Koidz. 1934
Synonyms[2]
  • Malus domestica var. hupehensis (Pamp.) Likhonos
  • Malus theifera Rehder
  • Pyrus hupehensis Pamp. 1910
  • Pyrus theifera (Rehder) Cardot
  • Pyrus theifera (Rehder) L.H.Bailey

It is native to China.[7]

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.[8]

The plant is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for planting in gardens. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[9]

Etymology

Malus is the ancient Latin name for apple trees.[10]

Hupehensis means ‘from Hubei province, China’. ‘Hubei’ was formerly spelled ‘’Hupeh’ or ‘Hupei’ in English.[10]

References
  1. IUCN (2016). "Malus hupehensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. The Plant List, Malus hupehensis (Pamp.) Rehder
  3. "Malus hupehensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  5. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Malus hupehensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
  6. Rehder, Alfred. 1933. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 14(3): 207
  7. Flora of China, Malus hupehensis (Pampanini) Rehder, 1933. 湖北海棠 hu bei hai tang
  8. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  9. "RHS Plant Selector - Malus hupehensis". Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  10. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 205, 249


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