Taxon:  Malus ×xiaojinensis M. H. Cheng & N. G. Jiang



Summary
Genus:
Malus
Section:
Gymnomeles
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
415972
Place of publication:
M. H. Cheng et al., J. SouthW. Agric. Univ. 4:53.  1983
Hybrid parentage:
a hybrid probably involving Malus kansuensis × M. toringoides
Verified:
12/19/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Malus baccata (L.) Borkh. var. xiaojinensis (M. H. Cheng & N. G. Jiang) Ponomar.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Malus baccata (L.) Borkh. var. daochengensis (C. L. Li) Ponomar.
Malus daochengensis C. L. Li
Malus maerkangensis M. H. Cheng et al.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Li, Y. H. et al. 2004. Segregation patterns of AFLP markers in F1 hybrids of a cross between tetraploid and diploid species in the genus Malus. Pl. Breed. (New York) 123:316-320. Note: considered a tetraploid
  3. Qian, G.-Z. et al. 2006. A new section in Malus (Rosaceae) from China. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 43:68-73. Note: cites Liang et al. (2003), who showed this to be a hybrid, Malus bhutanica (M. toringoides) × M. kansuensis
  4. Shi, S.-Y. et al. 2008. Application of AFLP analysis in origin of Malus xiaojinensis Cheng et Jiang. Acta Hort. Sin. 35:281-284. Note: may derive from Malus toringoides × M. kansuensis
  5. Tang, L. et al. 2014. New insights into the hybrid origin of Malus toringoides and its close relatives based on a single-copy nuclear gene Note: supports a hybrid origin from Malus toringoides × M. kansuensis and recommends that its species status should be re-evaluated
  6. Tang, L. et al. 2014. New insights into the hybrid origin of Malus toringoides and its close relatives based on a single-copy nuclear gene Note: supports a hybrid status probably involving Malus toringoides and M. kansuensis
  7. Wang, L. et al. 2012. Paternity and ploidy segregations of progenies derived from tetraploid Malus xiaojinensis. Tree Genet. Genomes 8:1469-1476. Note: as Malus xiaojinensis
  8. Zhou, Z.-Q. 1999. The apple genetic resources in China: the wild species and their distributions, informative characteristics and utilisation. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 46:599-609. Note: = "Malus xiaojinenasis Cheng et Jiang"
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Chinesedao cheng hai tang稻城海棠as Malus daochengensis2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Malus daochengensis
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Shengw.Tang, L. et al. 2014. New insights into the hybrid origin of Malus toringoides and its close relatives based on a single-copy nuclear gene Note: supports a hybrid origin from Malus toringoides × M. kansuensis and recommends that its species status should be re-evaluated
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengn.w.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Sichuan Sheng (w.), Yunnan Sheng (n.w.)]

Reference(s)
  1. Tang, L. et al. 2014. New insights into the hybrid origin of Malus toringoides and its close relatives based on a single-copy nuclear gene Note: supports a hybrid origin from Malus toringoides × M. kansuensis and recommends that its species status should be re-evaluated
  2. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=415972. Accessed 18 October 2026.