Malus dasyphylla, Borkh.
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4. M. dasyphylla Borkh. View in CoL , Handb. Forstbot. 2: 1269 (1803)
( M. communis subsp. pumila auct., non (Miller) Gams, M. pumila var. paradisiaca auct., non (L.) C. K. Schneider).
Medium-sized, sparsely spiny tree; twigs tomentose, becoming glabrous. Leaves 3-5-11 x 2-5-5 cm, elliptical, acuminate, crenate, tomentose beneath; petiole 1-5 cm. Styles glabrous. Fruit 4 cm, yellowish (occasionally red along one side), acid; pedicel (1—)2-5(—5) cm. Damp, lowland woods. • Danube basin and N. part of Balkan peninsula. Al Au Bu Gr Hu Ju Rm.
M. pumila Miller , Gard. Diet. ed. 8, no. 3 (1768) (Af. pumila var. paradisiaca (L.) C. K. Schneider ), a shrub up to 2 m, with abundant greenish, short-stalked, sweet fruits 3-5 cm in diameter, is widely cultivated as the paradise apple.
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Malus dasyphylla
Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |
M. dasyphylla
Borkh. 1803: 1269 |