Eriolobus Explained

Eriolobus is a former genus of plants in the family Rosaceae, native to Europe and the Middle East that is synonymized with Malus, the apples.[1] [2] Two species formerly included in it were Eriolobus florentinus, now Malus florentina and Eriolobus trilobatus, now Malus trilobata.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. 33787-1 . Eriolobus (Ser.) M.Roem. . 11 September 2024.
  2. QIAN . GUAN-ZE . LIU . LIAN-FEN . HONG . DE-YUAN . TANG . GENG-GUO . 2008-09-25 . Taxonomic study of Malus section Florentinae (Rosaceae) . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society . 158 . 2 . 223–227 . 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00841.x . 0024-4074. free .
  3. 724828-1 . Eriolobus florentinus (Zuccagni) Stapf . 11 September 2024.
  4. 724830-1 . Eriolobus trilobatus (Labill. ex Poir.) M.Roem. . 11 September 2024.