Genus
Malus (Apples)
Malus fusca. Photo: (c) Mike Patterson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Malus (/ˈmeɪləs/ or /ˈmæləs/) is a genus of about 30–55 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple (M. pumila syn. M. domestica ) – also known as the eating apple, cooking apple, or culinary apple. The other species are generally known as crabapples, crab apples, or wild apples.
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