Malus prattii (Pratt's crabapple, 西蜀海棠 xi shu hai tang) is a crabapple species, endemic to China.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Malus |
| Species: | M. prattii
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It is indigenous to Guangdong, Guizhou, west Sichuan, and northwest Yunnan provinces in China.
It grows to 10 m in height, with flowers 1.5–2 cm in diameter.
References
edit- Pyrus prattii Hemsley, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 16. 1895.
- Chinese Academy of Sciences. (1959). Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
- Zhou, Z.-Q. (1999). "The apple genetic resources in China: the wild species and their distributions, informative characterists and utilisation", Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 46:600.
- eFloras entry
- "Malus prattii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
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