Malus
Malus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search "Crabapple" redirects here. For the cultivated fruit, see Apple. For the unrelated Australian tree, see Pouteria eerwah. For other uses, see Crabapple (disambiguation) and Malus (disambiguation) Malus Malus ‘Purple Prince’ [1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Eudicots Clade : Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Subfamily: Amygdaloideae Tribe: Maleae Subtribe: Malinae Genus: Malus Mill. Type species Malus sylvestris Mill. (1768) Species See text Malus ( / ˈ m eɪ l ə s / [2] or / ˈ m æ l ə s / ) is a genus of about 30–55 species [3] of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple ( M. pumila syn. M. domestica ) – also known as the eating apple, cooking apple, or culinary apple. It is dealt with under Apple . The othe...