Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast; introduced into Great Britain, Illinois, Japan, New York, Taiwan, Washington, West Himalaya (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
China, Hubei (Wuhan Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Moshan, Wuchang, City of Wuhan
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Peru, Cusco, Calca (Jardin des Plantes)
-12.983889, -72.063333
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Malus
Specific Epithet
hupehensis
Authorship
(Pamp.) Rehder
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#291,766 of 335,497
Top 87%
Extinction probability
6%