''Malus brevipes'', with the common name shrub apple, is a species of
crabapple in the genus ''
Malus'', in the family
Rosaceae
Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...
.
It is only known as a cultivated garden variety, its original native location of distribution is unknown.
Kew Gardens and
Montreal Botanical Garden are amongst over 20 botanic gardens that are known to have living specimens of the shrub apple.
References
brevipes
Crabapples
Taxa named by Alfred Rehder
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