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Malus domestica

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Family Rosaceae

Taxonomy: Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Malus pumila Mill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Malus silvestris subsp. mitis Mansf. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Malus sylvestris subsp. mitis (Wallr.) Mansf. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pyrus malus L. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Pyrus malus var. domestica Suckow (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Pyrus malus var. mitis Wallr. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Malus sylvestris Mill. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (12), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (21), SAH_2022 (2), SAH_2023 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 51 records in 8 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fruit morphology
  • fruit_width (numerical): 70 mm (50-90 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 70 mm (50-90 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): pome (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): green (3); red (3); yellow (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 82.5 mm (30-130 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 43.75 mm (15-70 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 3 cm (1-5 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); ovate (3); widely_elliptical (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): rounded (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed (1); toothed_crenate (2); toothed_serrate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
seed morphology
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_flattened (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 10 m (10-10 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
RBGV_20231621VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2023912N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
SAH_202366S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202233N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
SAH_202222S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.