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Taxon:  Malus hupehensis (Pamp.) Rehder



Summary
Genus:
Malus
Section:
Gymnomeles
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
23244
Place of publication:
J. Arnold Arbor. 14:207. 1933
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
06/24/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pyrus hupehensis Pamp.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Malus theifera Rehder
Pyrus theifera (Rehder) L. H. Bailey
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Reference(s)
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  2. Batlle, I. & F. H. Alston. 1994. Isoenzyme aided selection in the transfer of mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha) resistance from Malus hupehensis to the cultivated apple. Euphytica 77:11-14. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  3. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  5. Deng, G. T. et al. 1995. Distribution and use of Malus in Hengduan Mountain region, southwest China. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 102:33.
  6. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
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  8. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  9. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  10. Jefferson, R. M. 1970. History, progeny, and locations of crabapples of documented authentic origin. Natl. Arbor. Contr. 2:15.
  11. Jiangsu Inst. Bot., ed. v. 1; Shan. R. H., ed. v. 2. 1977-1982. Jiangsu Zhiwuzhi (Flora of Jiangsu).
  12. Li, X. L. et al. 2017. Influence of six dwarfing interstocks on the 'Fuji' apple under drought stress. Indian J. Hort. 74:346-350. Note: as "Malus hupehensis var. Pingyiensis Jiang"
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
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  17. Qian, G.-Z. et al. 2007. Two new varieties of Malus hupehensis (Pamp.) Rehd. from Shandong Province. Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 27:521-524. Note: cites Malus hupehensis var. pingyiensis Jiang in synonymy of M. hupehensis var. mengshanensis G. Z. Qian & W. H. Shao; it also proposed M. hupehensis var. taiensis G. Z. Qian and in its synonymy Malus hupehensis var. taishanensis Jiang
  18. Robinson, J. P. et al. 2001. Taxonomy of the genus Malus Mill. (Rosaceae) with emphasis on the cultivated apple, Malus domestica Borkh. Pl. Syst. Evol. 226:35-58.
  19. Seemüller, E. et al. 2008. Apple proliferation resistance of Malus sieboldii-based rootstocks in comparison to rootstocks derived from other Malus species. Eur. J. Pl. Pathol. 121:109-119.
  20. Way, R. D. et al. 1991. Apple (Malus). Acta Hort. 290:3-46. Note: cites
  21. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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  23. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
Chinese crab apple –
Hupeh crab –
tea crab apple –
French
pommier du hou-pei –
German
Tee-Apfel –
Swedish
teapel –
Transcribed Chinese
hu bei hai tang –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan c.
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan (c.)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Human foodfruit Deng, G. T. et al. 1995. Distribution and use of Malus in Hengduan Mountain region, southwest China. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 102:33.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=23244. Accessed 17 May 2025.