Genus Malus Mill.


Summary
Genus number:
7215
Last updated:
5 April 2012
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Common name(s):

apple, crab apple
Accession count:

12583 (5137  active, 2523  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


Synonyms
Synonym(s) Probable synonym(s)

Subdivisions of Malus Mill.
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References:
  1. Forte, A. V. et al. 2002. Phylogeny of the Malus (apple tree) species, inferred from the morphological traits and molecular DNA analysis. Russian J. Genet. 38:1357-1369. Note: translated from Genetika
  2. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  3. Robinson, J. P. et al. 2001. Taxonomy of the genus Malus Mill. (Rosaceae) with emphasis on the cultivated apple, Malus domestica Borkh. Pl. Syst. Evol. 226:35-58.
  4. Volk, G. M. et al. 2015. Chloroplast heterogeneity and historical admixture within the genus Malus. Amer. J. Bot. 102:1198-1208.
  5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Note: food crop, apple genepool
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=7215. Accessed 11 May 2026.