Rosaceae
Asiatic apple
Malus spectabilis
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Malus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Asiatic apple
Synonyms
- Eriobotrya chinensis (Blume) G.Don
- Malus domestica var. spectabilis (Aiton) Likhonos
- Malus microcarpa var. spectabilis (Aiton) Carrière
- Malus spectabilis f. albiplena Schelle
- Malus spectabilis f. riversii (J.R.Booth ex G.Kirchn.) Rehder
- Malus spectabilis f. roseiplena Schelle
- Malus spectabilis unranked riversii (Nash) Rehder
- Malus spectabilis var. riversii Lavallée
- Malus spectabilis var. riversii Nash
- Mespilus chinensis Blume
- Mespilus spectabilis (Aiton) K.Koch
- Pyrus spectabilis Aiton
- Pyrus spectabilis unranked floribunda Späth
- Pyrus spectabilis unranked roseoplena T.Moore
- Pyrus spectabilis var. riversii J.R.Booth ex G.Kirchn.
- Pyrus tenorei Dippel
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Jeffrey O. Gustafson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.