Common name: Apple
Malus pumila Mill. APNI* Synonyms: Malus domestica Borkh. APNI*
Malus x domestica Borkh. APNI*
Description: Unarmed small to medium-sized tree with tomentose twigs.
Leaves ovate to elliptic, 4–13 cm long, 3–6 cm wide, margins toothed but not lobed, upper surface sparsely tomentose, lower surface densely tomentose; petiole 1–5 cm long.
Flowers 2–4 cm diam. Petals white, pink or red.
Pome 5 cm diam., varying in colour, from green to red.
Flowering: Spring.
Distribution and occurrence: Cultivated for its fruit. Native of Europe and Asia.
NSW subdivisions: *NT, ?ST, *SWS
Other Australian states: *Qld *Vic. *Tas. *S.A.
Formerly placed in the family Malaceae (now part of Rosaceae).
APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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