Malus sikkimensis

Malus sikkimensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Malus
Species:	M. sikkimensis
Binomial name
Malus sikkimensis (Wenz.) Koehne ex C.K.Schneid.

Malus sikkimensis is a rare species of apple known by the common name Sikkim crabapple. Its Chinese name is xi jin hai dang. It is native to China, Nepal, Bhutan, and part of India, where it is threatened due to loss of habitat. It bears white and pink flowers and dark red fruit.

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• GRIN Species Profile
• Flora of China

"Crabapple" or "Wild apple" (of the genus Malus) Species, varieties & cultivars Malus angustifolia (Southern) Malus asiatica (Chinese pearleaf) Malus baccata (Siberian) Malus bracteata Malus brevipes Malus coronaria (Sweet) Malus domestica (Orchard) Malus doumeri Malus 'Evereste' Malus florentina Malus floribunda (Japanese) Malus fusca (Oregon/Pacific) Malus glabrata Malus glaucescens Malus halliana Malus honanensis Malus hopa (Flowering) Malus hupehensis (Tea) Malus ioensis (Prairie) Malus kansuensis Malus lancifolia Malus × micromalus (Midget) Malus niedzwetskyana Malus prattii Malus prunifolia Malus pumila (feral - Syn. of M. domestica?) Malus rockii Malus sargentii Malus sieboldii Malus sieversii (Asian wild/Almaty) Malus sikkimensis Malus spectabilis Malus sublobata Malus sylvestris (European wild) Malus toringoides Malus transitoria Malus trilobata Malus tschonoskii Malus yunnanensis Topics Apple Applecrab Malling series Category Commons