Malus sieboldii
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Malus sieboldii, commonly called Siebold's crab,{{BSBI 2007 |access-date=2014-10-17 }} Siebold's crabapple or Toringo crabapple, is a species of crabapple in the family Rosaceae.
Taxonomy
Some botanists have reclassified it as Malus toringo.[http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=mato6 USDA Plants Profile for Malus toringo (toringo crab)]; syn. Malus sieboldii . accessed 9.9.2015.
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It is sometimes considered to have three varieties:{{ cite web |url=http://hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/nph-ind.cgi?name=Malus&f=d&gl=1&p=1 |title=GardenWebSearch results for: Malus |access-date=September 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404011219/http://hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/nph-ind.cgi?name=Malus&f=d&gl=1&p=1 |archive-date=April 4, 2010 }}
- Malus sieboldii var. sieboldii (the true Siebold's crabapple)
- Malus sieboldii var. sargentii, which is sometimes considered to be a separate species Malus sargentii
- Malus sieboldii var. zumi
The cultivar Malus toringo 'Scarlett' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/227644/Malus-toringo-Scarlett/Details | title = Malus toringo 'Scarlett' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 6 January 2021}}
Distribution
Malus sieboldii—Malus toringo is native to eastern temperate Asia, in China, Japan, and Korea.{{GRIN | Malus toringo | 23282 | accessdate = December 21, 2017}}
Pests
Fungal plant pathogen Pseudocercospora mali is found on the leaves of the tree in Japan.{{cite journal |last1=Crous |first1=P.W. |last2=Braun |first2=U. |last3=Hunter |first3=G.C. |last4=Wingfield |first4=M.J. |last5=Verkley |first5=G.J.M. |last6=Shin |first6=H.-D. |last7=Nakashima |first7=C. |last8=Groenewald |first8=J.Z. |title=Phylogenetic lineages in Pseudocercospora |journal=Studies in Mycology |date=June 2013 |volume=75 |pages=37–114 |doi=10.3114/sim0005 |url=https://doi.org/10.3114/sim0005 |access-date=17 September 2023|doi-access=free |pmc=3713886 }}
See also
- {{C|Crabapples|Crabapples species}}
References
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External links
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Category:Flora of temperate Asia
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