Malus spectabilis
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Malus spectabilis is a species of apple
known by the common names Asiatic apple, Chinese crab, and Chinese flowering apple. Its Chinese
name is hai tang hua due to its beautiful flowers. It is native to China
, where it is also a popular ornamental tree
. It has white or pink flowers depending on variety. The fruit is yellow and about 2 centimeters wide.
Malus
Malus , the apples, are a genus of about 30–35 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae. Other studies go as far as 55 species including the domesticated Orchard Apple, or Table apple as it was formerly called...
known by the common names Asiatic apple, Chinese crab, and Chinese flowering apple. Its Chinese
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
name is hai tang hua due to its beautiful flowers. It is native to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, where it is also a popular ornamental tree
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
. It has white or pink flowers depending on variety. The fruit is yellow and about 2 centimeters wide.