Malus prattii (Hemsl.) C.K.Schneid.

Pratt apple (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Malus

Characteristics

Trees to 10 m tall. Branchlets dark red or purplish brown when old, short, robust, pubescent when young, glabrous when old; buds purplish brown, ovoid; scales pubescent at margin. Stipules linear-lanceolate, 1–1.3 cm, membranous, glabrous or subglabrous, margin sparsely glandular denticulate, apex acuminate; petiole 1.5–3 cm, sparsely pubescent or subglabrous; leaf blade ovate, elliptic, or narrowly elliptic-ovate, 6–15 × 3.5–7.5 cm, both surfaces puberulous when young, glabrescent, abaxially sparsely puberulous or glabrous when old, base rounded, margin serrulate, apex acuminate. Corymb umbel-like, 5–9 cm in diam. 5–12-flowered; bracts caducous, linear-lanceolate, membranous, margin entire, apex acuminate. Pedicel 1.5–3 cm, sparsely pubescent. Flowers 1.5–2 cm in diam. Hypanthium campanulate, abaxially densely pubescent when young, glabrescent. Sepals triangular-ovate, 4–5 mm, slightly longer than or ca. as long as hypanthium, abaxially subglabrous, adaxially tomentose, margin entire, apex acuminate or caudate-acuminate. Petals white, suborbicular, 0.8–1 cm, base shortly clawed, apex rounded. Stamens 20, unequal, slightly shorter than petals. Ovary (4-or)5-loculed, with 2 ovules per locule; styles (4 or)5, nearly as long as stamens, glabrous basally. Pome red or yellow, ovoid or subglobose, 1–1.5 cm in diam.; fruiting pedicel 2.5–3 cm, glabrous; sepals persistent. Fl. Jun, fr. Aug. 2n = 34*.
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A tree. It grows 10 m tall. The young branches are dark red. The leaves are narrowly oval and 6-15 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. They are hairy when young. There are 5-12 flowers in a cluster and they are about 2 cm across. The petals are white. The fruit is red or yellow and oval. They are 1-2 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 10.0
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Temperate. It grows in mixed forests between 1,400-3,500 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
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Mixed forests on slopes; at elevations from 1,400-3,500 metres.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses gene source timber wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
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Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
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Images

Malus prattii unspecified picture

Distribution

Malus prattii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77066446-1
WFO ID wfo-0001016412
COL ID 3XQXF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Malus prattii Pyrus prattii Docyniopsis prattii