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Malus

Angiospermae - Rosales - Pomaceae

Taxonomy
Malus was named by Miller (1758). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pomaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Rosaceae by Liu et al. (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Malus Miller
1919Malus Knowlton
1996Malus Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderRosales
familyPomaceae
genusMalusMiller 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Malus Miller 1758
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Malus coronarifolia Berry 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available