Malus kirghisorum

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 kirghisorum

Name

Malus kirghisorum Al.Fed. & Fed., Trudy Yuzhno-Kirgizsk. Eksped. 1: 220 (1949)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Malus sieversii subsp. kirghisorum (Al.Fed. & Fed.) Likhonos ex Korovina, Katalog Mir. Koll. Vsesoyuzn. Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Zashch. Rast. 351: 63 (1982)
  • Malus sieversii var. kirghisorum (Al.Fed. & Fed.) Ponomar., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 62: 827 (1977)
  • Pyrus kirghisorum (Al.Fed. & Fed.) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 109 (2018)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia Temperate Regional: Central Asia Afghanistan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fedorov, A.A. & Fedorov, A.A. 1949. Trudy Yuzhno-Kirgizsk. Eksped. [Transactions of the South Kirghizian Expedition] 1: 220.

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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Malus kirghisorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Malus kirghisorum. Published online. Accessed: Dec 30 2025. Reference page.