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Malus Mill.

This genus name was first published in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 2: (1754)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000022982.

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Synonyms of Malus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Chloromeles (Decne.) Decne. Ann. Gén. Hort. 23: 156 (1882) wfo-4000008010
Docynia Decne. Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 10: 131 (1874) wfo-4000012317
Sinomalus Koidz. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 1: 11 (1932) wfo-4000035459
Tormimalus Holub Preslia 70: 115 (1998) wfo-4000038585
Prameles Rushforth Phytologia 100: 243 (2018) wfo-4100000406

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Malus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus adstringens Zabel Handb. Laubholzben. : 187 (1903) wfo-0000990804
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus aegra Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 23 (1846) wfo-0000995070
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus ambigua Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 20 (1846) wfo-0000995071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus americana Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 48 (1846) wfo-0000995072
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus anglica Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 47 (1846) wfo-0000995073
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus angustifolia Rehder Man. Cult. Trees , ed. 2: 398 (1940) wfo-0001008555
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus anisa Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 10 (1846) wfo-0000995074
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus apetala Münchh. Der Hausvater ; 1765 247 1770 wfo-0000999102
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus apiola Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 4 (1846) wfo-0000995075
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus apiosa Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 93. wfo-0000995137
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus arbutifolia L.f. wfo-0001220482
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus armeniacaefolia Lavallée Énum. Arbres : 104 (1877) wfo-0000995138
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus arnoldiana Sarg. Bulletin of popular information: Arnold Arboretum Harvard University ; 1911 2 1912 wfo-0001017674
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus atropurpurea Pollanetz Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 48: 242 (1933) wfo-0000995140
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus atrorubra Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 24 (1846) wfo-0000995076
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus atrosanguinea (Späth) C.K.Schneid. Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 720 (1906) wfo-0000984035
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus baccata Desf. Histoire des arbres et arbrisseaux qui peuvent ˆtre cultiv‚s en pleine terre sur le sol de la France ; 1809 141 1809 wfo-0001006205
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus baccata Loisel. Traité Arbr. Arbust. (Duhamel), nouv. éd. 6: t. 43, f. 2. wfo-0000995247
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus baccata f. latifolia (Regel) Kitag. Neolin. Fl. Manshur. 368. 1979 wfo-0001326217
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus baoshanensis G.T.Deng J. Sichuan Agric. Univ. 9(1): 48-49 1991 wfo-1000056623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus beauvaisiensis A.Sav. Compt. Rend. Assoc. Franç. Avancem. Sci. Assoc. Sci. France 11: 430 (1882 publ. 1883) wfo-0000995147
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus brevepedunculata Bertsch Jahresh. Vereins Vaterl. Naturk. Württemberg 116: 190 (1961) wfo-0001014883
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus brevipes (Rehder) Rehder J. Arnold Arbor. 7: 24 (1926) wfo-0000991197
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus britannica Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 34 (1846) wfo-0000995078
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus butigniana Poit. & Turpin Traité Arbr. Fruit. 5: n.° 31 (1826) wfo-0000995080
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus butigniana Poit. & Turpin Trait‚ des arbres fruitiers ; 1807 Malus no.31, t.190 1826 wfo-0001006089
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus canadensis Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 35 (1846) wfo-0000995082
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus canicularis Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 38 (1846) wfo-0000995083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus capucini Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 8 (1846) wfo-0000995084
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus caroli Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 32 (1846) wfo-0000995085
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus caspiriensis Langenf. Yablonya : 181 (1991) wfo-0001006236
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus castanea Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 50 (1846) wfo-0000995086
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus castaneifolia Morog. Étude Pom. Nat. 22: 74 (1881) wfo-0001010750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus cerea Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 57 (1846) wfo-0000995087
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus chinensis hort. ex Gard. Kew, i., Polypet. (1894) 183. wfo-0000995151
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus christii K.F.Waitz Ann. Obstk. 2: 182 (1827) wfo-1000060525
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus christii Waitz Annalen der Obstkunde, herausgegeben von der Altenburgischen Pomologischen Gesellschaft ; 1824 182 1827 wfo-0001006091
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus colombella Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 25 (1846) wfo-0001006095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus columbina Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 27 (1846) wfo-0000995088
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus communis Lam. Tableau encyclop‚dique et m‚thodique Botanique ; 1791 545, t.435(f.1) wfo-0001009371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus communis Woronow Flora Yugo-vostoka evropeiskoi chasti SSSR = Flora Rossiae Austro-orientalis Vol.5 Rosaceae ; 1931 430, f.419,420 1931 wfo-0001011357
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus conocarpa Juz. Fl. URSS 9: 366 (1939) wfo-0000995152
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus conocarpa hort. wfo-0000989692
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus coronaria var. hoopesii Rehder Trees & Shrubs 2(3): 142 (1911) wfo-0000995611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus costata Juz. Fl. URSS 9: 366 (1939) wfo-0000995156
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus costata hort. wfo-0000989691
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus csikloviensis Kit. in Rochel, Pl. Banat. Rar. 26, nomen. (Quid ?). wfo-0000995157
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus cuneata Ashe Bull. Charleston Mus. 12(5): 38 (1916) wfo-0001007768
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus dasyphylla var. gellida (Risso) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano Varied. Trad. Frut. Cuenca Río Segura Cat. Etnobot. 1: 154 (1997). wfo-0001395798
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus dasyphylla var. reneta (Risso) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano Varied. Trad. Frut. Cuenca Río Segura Cat. Etnobot. 1: 150 (1997). wfo-0001395797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus denboerii Krüssm. Handb. Laubgeh. 2: 113 (1962) wfo-0001006230
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus denticulata Lavallée Énum. Arbres : 104 (1877) wfo-0000995159
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus depressocarpa Morog. Étude Pom. Nat. 22: 77 (1881) wfo-0001010752
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus dielii K.F.Waitz Ann. Obstk. 2: 44 (1825) wfo-1000060526
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus dielii Waitz Annalen der Obstkunde, herausgegeben von der Altenburgischen Pomologischen Gesellschaft ; 1824 44 1825 wfo-0001006087
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus dioeca Loisel. Traité Arbr. Arbust. , nouv. éd., 6: 171 (1815) wfo-0001006126
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus discoidea A.Sav. Compt. Rend. Assoc. Franç. Avancem. Sci. Assoc. Sci. France 11: 431 (1882 publ. 1883) wfo-0000995162
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus discoidea A.Sav. ; 1883 431, f.93 1883 wfo-0001006097
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus domestica Baumg. Enum. Stirp. Transsilv. 2: 43. 1816 [Dec 1816] wfo-0000995164
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus domestica var. api (Risso) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano Varied. Trad. Frut. Cuenca Río Segura Cat. Etnobot. 1: 139 (1997). wfo-0001395793
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus domestica var. coccinea (Risso) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano Varied. Trad. Frut. Cuenca Río Segura Cat. Etnobot. 1: 144 (1997). wfo-0001395796
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus domestica var. ponderosa (Risso) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano Varied. Trad. Frut. Cuenca Río Segura Cat. Etnobot. 1: 145 (1997). wfo-0001395795
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus domestica var. rosea (Risso) D.Rivera, Obón, S.Ríos, Selma, F.Méndez, Verde & F.Cano Varied. Trad. Frut. Cuenca Río Segura Cat. Etnobot. 1: 141 (1997). wfo-0001395794
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus edulis hort. ex Gard. Kew i. Polypet. (1894) 181. wfo-0000995178
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus eleyi (Bean) Hesse Nursery Cat. (Hesse) 1925-1926: 95 (1925) wfo-1000060527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus eleyi Hesse wfo-0001011361
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus eleyi Pollanetz Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 48: 242 (1933) wfo-0000995179
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus elzholzii K.F.Waitz Ann. Obstk. 1: 31 (1824) wfo-1000060528
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus elzholzii Waitz Annalen der Obstkunde, herausgegeben von der Altenburgischen Pomologischen Gesellschaft ; 1824 31 1824 wfo-0001006084
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus emetica T.Durand & B.D.Jacks. Index Kewensis ; 481 1906 wfo-0001006098
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus expansa hort. ex Lavallée Énum. Arbres 103, nomen. 1877 wfo-0000995180
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus floribunda Siebold Catalogue raisonn‚ et prix-courant des plantes et graines du Japon cultiv‚e dans l'?tablissement 1856 ; 1856 5 1856 wfo-0001006201
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus floribunda f. scheideckeri (Späth) Koidz. J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 34(2): ? (1913) wfo-1200086011
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus floribunda unranked lemoinei Lemoine Nursery Cat. (Lemoine) 196: 11 (1932) wfo-1200076951
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus floribunda var. aldenhamensis (V.Gibbs) Lamproy Rev. Hort. (Paris) 98: 279 (1926) wfo-1200086010
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus floribunda var. brevipes Rehder J. Arnold Arbor. 2: 50 (1920) wfo-0000983523
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus floribunda var. purpurea A.Barbier Nursery Cat. (Barbier) 1910-1911: 86 (1910) wfo-1200093475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus floribunda var. scheideckeri (Späth) L.H.Bailey Hortus Sec. : 456 (1941) wfo-1200092250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus glaucescens Britton & N.E.Br. An illustrated flora of the Northern United States ; 1913 289, f.2323 1913 wfo-0001005420
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus gloriosa Lemoine Nursery Cat. (Lemoine) 205: 14 (1931) wfo-0001006208
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus granata Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd. 3: 219 (1764) wfo-0000995183
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus gratiaeportus Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 52 (1846) wfo-0000995090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus gratissima Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 42 (1846) wfo-0000995091
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus guttata Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 17 (1846) wfo-0000995092
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus halleana Anon. Garden (London, 1871-1927) 22: 162 (1882) wfo-1000060529
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus halleana hort. Garden; an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches ; 1871 162 1882 wfo-0001006198
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus halleanoides Uyeki J. Jap. Bot. 13: 727 (1937) wfo-0000995184
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus hamardabanica Vartapetyan & Solovjeva ; 1981 26-31 1981 wfo-0001006231
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus hamelii K.F.Waitz Ann. Obstk. 1: 173 (1824) wfo-1000060530
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus hamelii Waitz Annalen der Obstkunde, herausgegeben von der Altenburgischen Pomologischen Gesellschaft ; 1824 173 1824 wfo-0001006086
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus hartwigii Koehne Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 15: 60 (1906 publ. 1907) wfo-0000983529
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus herrenkrugensis Zabel Handb. Laubholzben. : 186 (1903) wfo-0001006183
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus heterophylla Spach Histoire naturelle des v‚g‚taux ; 1834 138 1834 wfo-0000998813
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus heterophylla Sumner wfo-0001131868
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus hortulana Mill. wfo-0001006214
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus hybrida Desf. Hist. Arbr. France 2: 141 (1809) wfo-0000995186
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus hybrida Loisel. Traité Arbr. Arbust. , nouv. éd., 6: 140 (1815) wfo-0001006150
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus hybrida Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 1-2 (1846) wfo-0000995093
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus illecebrosa Poit. & Turpin Pomol. Franç. 4: Pommier n.° 13 (1846) wfo-0000995094
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Malus japonica Andrews Bot. Repos. t. 462. wfo-0000985589