Rosaceae
Malus

Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill.

First published in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: Malus n.° 1 (1768), nom. rej.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Türkiye. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Argentina South, Queensland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1972). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 4: 1-657. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hnatiuk, R.J. (1990). Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series 11: 1-650.
  • Kurtto, A., Sennikov, A.N. & Lampinen, R. (2013). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 16: 1-168.
  • Lambion, J., Delvosalle, L. & Duvigneaud, J. (2004). Nouvelle flore de la Belgique du G. D. de Luxembourg, du Nord de la France et des régions voisines, ed. 5: 1-1167. Edition du Patrimoine du Jardin botanique national de Belgique.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1972). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 4: 1-657. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Hnatiuk, R.J. (1990). Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series 11: 1-650.
  • Kurtto, A., Sennikov, A.N. & Lampinen, R. (2013). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 16: 1-168.
  • Shevtsov, V. (2022). Personal Communication on South European Russia. 1.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1977 Kerner, A. [2438] Austria K000782645 No
Nov 1, 1977 Stainton, J.D.A. [7372] Greece K000782652 No
Nov 1, 1977 Dybowski, W. [947] Lithuania K000782646 No
Nov 1, 1977 Meebold, A. [s.n.] Austria K000782644 No
Nov 1, 1977 Brummitt, R.K.; Chater, A.O. [66] Spain K000782651 No
Jan 1, 1970 Davis; Coode; Yaltirik [D37530] Türkiye K000782669 No
Apr 5, 1967 Riddelsdell, H.J. [vc23] United Kingdom K000782615 Yes
Davis; Polunin, O. [23836] Türkiye K000782666 No
J.R.S.; S.R.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000782621 Yes
Davis [45570] Türkiye K000782663 No
Polunin, O. [11918] Iran K000782655 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] K004256620 Yes
Kokke, P.A.; Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [396] Netherlands K000782647 No
Oliver, D. [s.n.] K004256614 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004256622 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000782614 Yes
Davis [45019] Türkiye K000782667 No
Melville, R. [455] United Kingdom K004256623 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] K004256619 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [4245] K004256624 Yes
Davis [44975] Türkiye K000782665 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K004256616 Yes
[J.R.S]; [S.R-C] [1775] United Kingdom K000782619 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR19] United Kingdom K001768121 Yes
[Requin] [s.n.] K004256681 No
Manisadjan [239] Türkiye K000782670 No
Rix, E.M. [267] Türkiye K000782672 No
Melville, R. [55.22] United Kingdom K000782628 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K000782613 Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-65595.000 No
Furse, P.; Synge [31] Türkiye K000782671 No
Davis [46817] Türkiye K000782668 No
Melville, R. [452] United Kingdom K004256625 Yes
Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] K000782612 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004256617 Yes
s.coll. [586] K004256621 Yes
Oliver, D. [s.n.] K004256615 Yes
Vercourt, B.; Wilmot, M. [5330] United Kingdom K000782639 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000782629 Yes
Ross-Crag, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1775] United Kingdom K000782618 Yes
Davis [D38585] Türkiye K000782673 No
Fraser, J. [s.n.] K004256618 Yes
Pru, W.R. [560] Türkiye K000782674 No
Stainton, J.D.A. [7338] Greece K000782610 Yes
Davis [43297] Türkiye K000782664 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1775] United Kingdom K:SPC-15634.000 No
Frasser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Pyrus malus var. sylvestris K000782622 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom Pyrus malus var. sylvestris K000782636 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images