Malus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Malus
Sectiones: M. sect. Chloromeles – M. sect. Gymnomeles – M. sect. Malus – M. sect. Sorbomalus – M. sect. Yunnanenses
Species: M. angustifolia – M. asiatica – M. baccata – M. coronaria – M. crescimannoi – M. daochengensis – M. delavayi – M. domestica – M. doumeri – M. florentina – M. fusca – M. halliana – M. honanensis – M. hupehensis – M. indica – M. ioensis – M. jinxianensis – M. kansuensis – M. kirghisorum – M. komarovii – M. longiunguis – M. muliensis – M. ombrophila – M. orientalis – M. prattii – M. prunifolia – M. rockii – M. roseotakanabensis – M. sieversii – M. sikkimensis – M. spectabilis – M. spontanea – M. sylvestris – M. toringo – M. toringoides – M. transitoria – M. trilobata – M. turkmenorum – M. yunnanensis – M. zhaojiaoensis
Natural Nothospecies: M. × dasyphylla – M. × floribunda – M. × kaido – M. × soulardii – M. × zumi
Selected Artificial Nothospecies: M. × adstringens – M. × atrosanguinea – M. × dawsoniana – M. × denboeri – M. × gloriosa – M. × hartwigii – M. × magdeburgensis – M. × purpurea – M. × riversicarnea – M. × robusta – M. × scheideckeri – M. × sublobata

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Malus Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 2: [835] (1754)

Type species: Malus sylvestris Mill. (1754)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Chloromeles (Decne.) Decne., Fl. Serres 23: 156. (1881)
  - Type species: M. angustifolia (Aiton) Michx.
- Docynia Decne. in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 10: 131 (1874)
- Eriolobus (DC.) M.Roem. in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 216 (1847)
- Prameles Rushforth, Phytologia 100(4): 243. (2018)
- Sinomalus Koidz., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 1(1): 11. (1932)
- × Tormimalus Holub, Preslia 70(2): 115. (1998)

References

Primary references

Miller, P. 1754. The Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 4. 835 BHL not paginated

Additional references

Li, J.C., Liu, J.Q. & Gao, X.F. 2022. A revision of the genus Malus Mill. (Rosaceae). European Journal of Taxonomy 853: 1-127. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.853.2019 Reference page.
Li, W., Chu, C., Zhang, T., Sun, H., Wang, S., Liu, Z., Wang, Z., Li, H., Li, Y., Zhang, X. & Geng, Z. 2025. Pan-genome analysis reveals the evolution and diversity of Malus. Nature Genetics 57: 1274–1286 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02166-6 Reference page.
Liu, G.N., Ma, D.K., Xu, C., Huang, J., Ge, B.J., Luo, Q., Wei, Y. & Liu, B.B. 2023. Malus includes Docynia (Maleae, Rosaceae): evidence from phylogenomics and morphology. PhytoKeys 229: 47-60. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.229.103888 Reference page.
Volk, G.M., Cornille, A., Durel, C.E. & Gutierrez, B. 2021. Botany, Taxonomy, and Origins of the Apple. In: Korban, S.S. (eds) The Apple Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74682-7_2 Reference page.
Zhang, L., Morales-Briones, D.F., Sun, J., Guo, X., Guo, P., Wang, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, K., Wang, X. & Shang, F. 2025. Nuclear phylogeny of Malus with increased sampling provides new insights into biogeography and character evolution. BMC Plant Biology 25(1): 1267. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-025-07311-1 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Malus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accedit el: 2025 Dec 14. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. Malus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accedit el: 2025 Dec 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Malus. Published online. Accessed Dec 30 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Malus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accedit el: 14 Dec 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Manzanera
العربية: تفاح
авар: Гӏеч
azərbaycanca: Alma
башҡортса: Алмағас
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Яблыня
беларуская: Яблыня
brezhoneg: Avalenn
català: Pomera
čeština: Jabloň
dansk: Æble-slægten
Deutsch: Äpfel
dolnoserbski: Jabłušcyna
English: Apple
Esperanto: Pomarbo
eesti: Õunapuu
فارسی: سیب
suomi: Omenapuut
Nordfriisk: Aapelbuumer
français: Pommier
galego: Maceira
hrvatski: Jabuke
hornjoserbsce: Jabłučina
magyar: Alma
հայերեն: Խնձորենի
italiano: Melo
日本語: リンゴ属
ქართული: ვაშლი
한국어: 사과나무속
лакку: Гьивч
Līvõ kēļ: Umārzpūd
lietuvių: Obelis
latviešu: Ābeles
мокшень: Марлю
кырык мары: Олмаву
эрзянь: Умарина
Nedersaksies: Appel
Plattdüütsch: Appels
norsk: Epleslekten
Nouormand: Pommyi
ирон: Фæткъуыбæлас
polski: Jabłoń
português: Macieira
română: Mar
русский: Яблоня
davvisámegiella: Eppelmuorat
slovenčina: Jabloň
Soomaaliga: Tufaax
српски / srpski: Јабука
svenska: Aplar
Kiswahili: Mtofaa
Tagalog: Alimangong mansanas
Türkçe: Çiçek elması
татарча / tatarça: Алмагач
удмурт: Улмопу
українська: Яблуня
vepsän kel’: Jablokpu
Tiếng Việt: Chi Hải đường
中文: 苹果属