Rosaceae

Apple tree

Malus × domestica (Suckow) Borkh.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Malus

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Why

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Apple tree: Tree with red apples 'Särsö' in Barkedal, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. The apples ripened early and were unusually red on the side facing south and the camera, — Photo: W.carter, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (96)

aeb: Toffè7a, تفّاح
Amharic: ቱፋሕ
Arabic: شجرة التفاح, تفاح أخضر, تفاح تفاحي, تفاح شجيري, تفاح قزم, تفاح, تفاحة ادم, توتا
Armenian: Խնձորենի այգու, Խնձորենի մշակովի
arz: تفاح, تفاح اخضر
Azerbaijani: Mədəni alma, Alçaqboy alma
Bangla: মালুস পুমিলা, আপেল গাছ
bar: Epfe
Basque: Sagarrondo
Belarusian: Яблыня дамашняя, Яблана, Яблына, Яблыня ранняя
bjn: Apel
bo: ཀུ་ཤུ།
Bosnian: Jabuka
bpy: আপেল
Bulgarian: Домашна ябълка, Ниска ябълка
Burmese: ပန်းသီး
Cantonese: 蘋果樹
Catalan: Pomera comuna, Pomera, Pomeres, Pomes
cdo: Bìng-guō
Chinese: 苹果, 蘋果樹, 蘋果, 奈, 柰, 苹果叶, 苹果皮, 西洋苹果
Corsican: Mela
csb: Domôcô jabłónka
cv: Килти улмуççи
Czech: Jabloň domácí, Jabloň nízká
Danish: Almindelig æble, Spiseæble, Sød æble, Sødæbe, Spise-Æble, Æble
dsb: Zagrodna jabłušcyna
Dutch: Eetappel
eml: Pùm
English: Apple tree, Paradise apple, Apple, Domestic apple, Suckow malus
Esperanto: Doma maluso, Kulturpomo
Estonian: Aed-õunapuu, Õunapuu, Madal õunapuu
Finnish: Tarhaomenapuu
French: Pommier, Pommier commun, Pommier domestique, Pommiers, Pommier Paradis, Pommier Doucin, Pommier douçain, Pommier nain
frr: Aapelbuum
Galician: Maceira
German: Gatenapfel, Kultur-Apfel, Kulturapfelbaum
Greek: Μηλιά
gsw: Kulturapfel
gv: Ooyl
hsb: Zahrodna jabłučina
Hungarian: Nemes alma, Almafa
ik: Aapuqaġvik
Irish: Abhaill, Crann úll
Italian: Melo
Japanese: セイヨウリンゴ, リンゴ, 西洋林檎
Javanese: Apel
Korean: 개량사과나무, 사과나무
Kurdish: Sêv
kw: Aval
lad: Mansano
Latvian: Ābele, Dārza ābele, Kultūras ābele, Mājas ābele
li: Appel
lld: Lën da mëiles, Mëil, Pom, Pom de èlber
lmo: Pom, Pum, Pòmm, Póm
Macedonian: Јаболко
Malay: Epal
Mongolian: Алим
nah: Manzanacuahuitl
nan: Phōng-kó-chhiū
nap: Mir
nds: Huusappel, Äppelboom, Kulturappel
Nepali: स्याउ
Norwegian Bokmål: Eple, Hageeple
Norwegian Nynorsk: Epletre, Apal, Dyrka eple, Hageeple, Eple
Occitan: Pomièr, Pomièr domestic
Oromo: Miilloo madaqoo
os: Хæдзарон фæткъуы
pam: Mansanas
Pashto: مڼه
Polish: Jabłoń domowa, Jabłoń niska
Portuguese: Macieira
Quechua: Mansana
Romanian: Măr
Russian: Домашняя яблоня, Садовая яблоня, Яблоня домашня, Яблоня садовая, Яблоня домашняя, Яблоня карликовая, Яблоня низкая, Яблоня райская
scn: Pumu, Pedi di puma, Pedi di pumu, Pumara
sco: Aiple tree
Serbian: Домаћа јабука, Domaća jabuka
Serbian (Latin): Jabuka
sgs: Vuobelės
shn: မၢၵ်ႇၵႅမ်ႈၶွင်ႇ, မၢၵ်ႇၶႃႈၶူင်ႈ
Sinhala: ඇපල්
Slovak: Jabloň domáca
Slovenian: Jablana, Jabolko, Dlakavolistna jablana
Somali: Tufaax
Spanish: Manzano, Carozal, Carueza, Carveza, M. domestica, Mailo, Manzanal montisco, Manzano comun
Swedish: Äppleträd, Äppelträd
Tatar: Йорт алмагачы
Telugu: ఆపిల్
tok: Kili loje suwi
Turkmen: Medeni alma
Ukrainian: Яблуня домашня, Яблуня рання, Яблуня райська
Uzbek: Olma
vec: Pomaro
Vietnamese: Táo tây, Bom
vro: Uibu
zza: Dara sayer

Synonyms

Malus anetica Poit. & Turpin
Malus anetica unranked rubra Poit. & Turpin
Malus anisophylla Sumnev.
Malus apetala Poit. & Turpin
Malus astracanica Dum.Cours.
Malus batavica Poit. & Turpin
Malus calvilla Poit. & Turpin
Malus calvilla unranked alba Poit. & Turpin
Malus calvilla unranked rubra Poit. & Turpin
Malus chitralensis Vassilcz.
Malus columbella Poit. & Turpin
Malus columbella unranked alba Poit. & Turpin
Malus communis Desf.
Malus communis f. mitis (Wenz.) Gams
Malus communis subsp. dasyphylla (Borkh.) Dippel
Malus communis subsp. mitis (Wenz.) Dippel
Malus communis subsp. paradisiaca (L.) Dippel
Malus communis subsp. pumila (Mill.) Gams
Malus communis var. api Risso
Malus communis var. austera (Wallr.) Wenz.
Malus communis var. chinensis Wenz.
Malus communis var. coccinea Risso
Malus communis var. corallina Risso
Malus communis var. coronata Risso
Malus communis var. depressa Risso
Malus communis var. domestica (Suckow) Gams
Malus communis var. fasciata Risso
Malus communis var. gellida Risso
Malus communis var. joannis Risso
Malus communis var. loiseleurii Risso
Malus communis var. mitis Wenz.
Malus communis var. nigra Dippel
Malus communis var. oblonga Risso
Malus communis var. paradisiaca (L.) Wenz.
Malus communis var. ponderosa Risso
Malus communis var. provincialis Risso
Malus communis var. pumila (Mill.) Risso
Malus communis var. reneta Risso
Malus communis var. rosea Risso
Malus communis var. sabulosa Risso

and 272 more.

Photos

Photo: W.carter, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.