Malus × dasyphylla

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
Species: Malus × dasyphylla

Name

Malus x dasyphylla Borkh., Theor. Prakt. Handb. Forstbot. 2: 1269 (1803), nom. rej.

• Formula hybridae: Malus domestica Borkh., Theor. Prakt. Handb. Forstbot. 2: 1272 (1803) × Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: Malus n.° 1 (1768)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Malus communis subsp. dasyphylla (Borkh.) Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 397 (1893)
  • Malus domestica var. dasyphylla (Borkh.) Langenf., Daildarznieciba 8: 17 (1971)
  • Malus paradisiaca var. dasyphylla (Borkh.) Koehne, Deut. Dendrol.: 259 (1893)
  • Malus pumila var. dasyphylla (Borkh.) Koidz., J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 34(2): 86 (1913)
  • Malus sylvestris var. dasyphylla (Borkh.) Ponomar., Sborn. Nauchn. Trudov Prikl. Bot. Genet. Selekts. 146: 4 (1992)
  • Pyrus × dasyphylla (Borkh.) Bluff & Fingerh., Comp. Fl. German. 1: 604 (1825)
  • Pyrus malus proles dasyphylla (Borkh.) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 77 (1906)
  • Pyrus malus var. dasyphylla (Borkh.) Gremli, Excursionsfl. Schweiz: 173 (1878)
  • Pyrus × paris M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 115 (2018), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Malus communis var. tomentosa W.D.J.Koch ex Gams in G.Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 4: 747 (1922), nom. illeg.
  • Malus × dasyphylla var. mitis (Wallr.) Koidz., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 3: 189 (1934)
  • Malus pumila var. mitis (Wallr.) Hayek, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(1): 752 (1926)
  • Malus pumila f. mitis (Wallr.) Buia in T.Săvulescu, Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 227 (1956)
  • Malus sylvestris subsp. mitis (Wallr.) Mansf., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 49: 45 (1940)
  • Pyrus malus subsp. mitis (Wallr.) Syme in J.E.Smith, Engl. Bot., ed. 3, 3: 256 (1864)
  • Pyrus malus var. mitis Wallr., Sched. Crit.: 215 (1822)
    

Note: As nom. rej. only use this combination for the hybrid between the native European Crab Apple (M. sylvestris} and the Orchard Apple (M. domestica), it has become naturalised in Europe. Do not use this combination for Malus domestica Borkh., Theor. Prakt. Handb. Forstbot. 2: 1272 (1803) nom. cons.. (Qian et al. 2010)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Northwest Central Europe Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Borkhausen, M.B. 1803. Theoretisches-praktisches Handbuch der Forstbotanik und Forsttechnologie 2: 1269.

Additional references

• Qian, G.-Z., Liu, L.-F. & Tang, G.-G. 2010. (1933) Proposal to conserve the name Malus domestica against M. pumila, M. communis, M. frutescens, and Pyrus dioica (Rosaceae). Taxon 59:2 650-652. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Malus × dasyphylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Malus × dasyphylla. Accessed: 30 Dec 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Malus × dasyphylla. Published online. Accessed: Dec 31 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• slovenščina: dlakavolistna jablana