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December 2024

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Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill.

This species name was first published in Gard. Dict., ed. 8. : Malus n.° 1 (1768)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001016475.

Synonyms of Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Pyrus malus var. sylvestris L. Sp. Pl. : 479 (1753) wfo-0000984072
Pyrus acerba (Mérat) DC. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis ; 1823 635 1825 wfo-0000984234
Malus communis subsp. sylvestris (L.) Gams Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 4: 745 (1922) wfo-0000984573
Pyrus sylvestris (L.) Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. ii. 562. wfo-0000999139
Malus acerta Mérat Derev'ya i kustarniki SSSR [Trees and shrubs of the USSR] Derev'ya i kustarniki SSSR [Trees and shrubs of the USSR]; 1949 418 1954 wfo-0001011356
Pyrus pomum M.F.Fay & Christenh. Global Fl. 4: 116 (2018) wfo-1000007103
Malus communis var. sylvestris (L.) Beck Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2: 715 (1892) wfo-1200092246
Pyrus malus subsp. sylvestris (L.) Ehrh. Hannover. Mag. 18: 223 (1780) wfo-1200093170

Varieties in sylvestris ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} varieties ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link