Malus domestica (Borkh.) Borkh.

Spice Flor detail Fruit In the University

Family: ROSACEAE

Genus: Malus

Sinònims: Pyrus malus L. subsp. mitis (Wallr.) O. Bolòs & Vigo

Catalan common name: Pomera.

Spanish common name: Manzano.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Macrophanerophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated species.

Description: A medium sized deciduous tree not reaching over 10-12 m in height. The crown is usually rounded. Leaves are simple with a finely toothed margin, ovate to elliptic, 4-13 cm in length, an intense green on the obverse, pubescent on the reverse side of the leaf. Flowers are large, some 2.5 to 4 cm in diameter, white with purple or rose spots, grouped in racemes at the lateral branch ends. The fruit, the apple, is smooth with a navelate indentation at each end.

Observations: The landraces and varieties of this species are innumerable, easily surpassing a thousand in brief inventory.