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 | |
Malus hupehensis, common names Hupeh crab or tea crabapple, is a species of flowering plant in the apple genus Malus of the family Rosaceae, native to Japan and Taiwan. It is a vigorous deciduous tree growing to 12 m (39 ft) tall and broad, with pink buds opening to fragrant white blossom in Spring, and bright red, cherry-sized crab-apples in the Autumn.[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
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Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Malus hupehensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
References
- ↑ 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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