Malus × floribunda

Malus × floribunda (cultivated)

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
Sectio: M. sect. Gymnomeles
Species: Malus × floribunda

Name

Malus × floribunda Siebold ex Van Houtte, J. Gén. Hort. 15: 161 (1865)

• Formula hybridae: Malus baccata (L.) Borkh., Theor. Prakt. Handb. Forstbot. 2: 1280 (1803) × Malus toringo Siebold) de Vriese, Tuinb.-Fl. 3: 368 (1856)

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Pyrus floribunda G.Kirchn., Arbor. Muscav. [Petzold & Kirchner] 319 (1864), nom. illeg.
• Homotypic
  • Malus microcarpa floribunda (Siebold ex Van Houtte) Carrière in Étud. Gén. Pommier.: 64 (1883)
  • Pyrus × floribunda (Siebold ex Van Houtte) G.Nicholson in Hand-List Trees Shrubs: 181 (1894), nom. illeg.
  • Pyrus ringo var. floribunda (Siebold ex Van Houtte) Wenz. in Linnaea 38: 38 (1873)
• Heterotypic
  • Malus × arnoldiana (Rehder) Rehder in J. Arnold Arbor. 2: 57 (1920)
  • Malus × floribunda var. arnoldiana Rehder in Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 24: 27 (1909)
  • Malus × floribunda f. atrosanguinea Späth in Gartenflora 47: 145 (1898)
  • Malus × floribunda var. pendula Jacob-Makoy in Nursery Cat. (L.Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 114: 12 (1870)
  • Malus × pulcherrima (Asch. & Graebn.) Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 22: 69 (1908)
  • Malus × pulcherrima var. arnoldiana Nash in J. New York Bot. Gard. 19: 194 (1918)
  • Pyrus × arnoldiana (Rehder) Bean in Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 3: 320 (1933)
  • Pyrus × floribunda var. atrosanguinea Bean in Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 2: 283 (1914)
  • Pyrus × pulcherrima Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 71 (1906)
  • Pyrus × pulcherrima var. arnoldiana (Rehder) L.H.Bailey in Rhodora 18: 155 (1916)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Far East Korea Introduced into; Great Britain, Japan, New York and Vermont References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Hybrids

M. × arnoldiana – M. × gloriosa – M. × riversicarnea – M. × scheideckeri

References

Primary references

• Van Houtte, L.B. 1865. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe. Ghent (Gand) 15: 161, t. 1585-1589.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Malus × floribunda in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Malus × floribunda. Published online. Accessed: DEc 31 2025. Reference page.
• Trees & Shrubs Online: Malus × floribunda
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

• English: Japanese Crabapple
• 한국어: 꽃사과나무
• Nederlands: Japanse wilde appel
• українська: Яблуня японська

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