Malus × kaido, the midget crab apple or Kaido crab apple, is a hybrid species of genus Malus in the rose family, Rosaceae.[2] It is a naturally-occurring hybrid of Malus baccata and M. spectabilis. It is native to north-central and northeastern China.[1]

Malus × kaido
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Malus
Species:
M. × kaido
Binomial name
Malus × kaido
(Wenz.) Pardé (1906)
Synonyms[1]
  • Malus domestica var. micromalus (Makino) Likhonos (1974)
  • Malus × kaido K.Koch (1869), not validly publ.
  • Malus microcarpa var. kaido (Wenz.) Carrière (1883)
  • Malus × micromalus Makino (1908)
  • Malus spectabilis var. kaido (Wenz.) Carrière (1874)
  • Malus spectabilis var. micromalus Koidz. (1913), pro syn.
  • Pyrus × kaido (Wenz.) Mouill. (1893)
  • Pyrus × micromalus (Makino) L.H.Bailey (1916)
  • Pyrus ringo var. kaido Wenz. (1873)

References

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  1. ^ a b Malus × kaido (Wenz.) Pardé. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ "PLANTS Profile for Malus × micromalus (Kaido crab apple)". USDA. Retrieved 2009-12-27.