Malus hupehensis (Pamp.) Rehder

Filed As

Rosaceae
Malus hupehensis (Pamp.) Rehder sp.

Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 14307 with Regina Alvarez & Betsy Rogers, 26 Apr 2014

Location

United States of America. New York. New York Co. New York City. Central Park, North Woods, between 106th and 107th Sts. at Lenox Ave.

Habitat

Slope at edge of lawn with Prunus serotina.

Description

Tree, 4.5 m tall, the trunk 15 cm diam; older bark rough, the younger bark grey, somewhat lustrous with promiment horizontal lenticular fields; flowers pink. Not clear whether planted or spontaneous, but location at edge of well-established lawn, suggests it was planted. The species is abundantly naturalized in the area, especially around the Marble Bench where there are hundreds of young trees. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Notes (shown on label)

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 02360407

Occurrence ID: 0a1fd6ac-2705-4b08-8491-f69f6a044f17

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 02758007, D. E. Atha 14307, Malus hupehensis (Pamp.) Rehder - : Rosaceae (145.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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