Malus sieboldii | |
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Malus sieboldii var. zumi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Malus |
Species: | M. sieboldii
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Binomial name | |
Malus sieboldii |
Malus sieboldii, commonly called Siebold's crab,[1] Siebold's crabapple or Toringo crabapple, is a species of crabapple in the family Rosaceae.
Some botanists have reclassified it as Malus toringo.[2]
It is sometimes considered to have three varieties:[3]
The cultivar Malus toringo 'Scarlett' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4]
Malus sieboldii—Malus toringo is native to eastern temperate Asia, in China, Japan, and Korea.[5]
Fungal plant pathogen Pseudocercospora mali is found on the leaves of the tree in Japan.[6]