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Profile for: Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. - Wild-Apfel

Taxonomic information

botanical name:
Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill.
Common Name:
Wild-Apfel
Botanical name of the related crop:
Malus domestica Borkh.

Endangerment status

Picture:
Currently no Picture available
IUCN Red List category:
Data Deficient
Assessment year - IUCN:
2010
Assessment level RLASSLEV:
Regional
Assessment region:
Europe
National Red List category:
least concern
Assessment reference:
Ludwig & Schnittler (1996): Rote Liste der Pflanzen in Deutschland
National Red List authority:
Bundesamt für Naturschutz
Assessment year -national Red List:
1996

Breeding relevance

Concept type used to describe relationship with crop:
Genepool concept
Concept level used to describe relationship with crop:
Primary genepool
Concept reference:
Vincent, H. et al. (2013) A prioritized crop wild relative inventory to help underpin global food security. Biological Conservation 167: 265–275.

Categories of protection

Species listed in the Natura 2000 directive:
No

Annex I of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Ressources for Food and Agriculture

Taxon belongs to crop or forage listed in Annex I:
No

Further information

Characteristics in FloraWeb:
http://www.floraweb.de/pflanzenarten/artenhome.xsql?suchnr=3582&
Characteristics in the Portal for conservation cultures of native wild plants:
http://www.ex-situ-erhaltung.de/pflanzenarten/m/malus-sylvestris/
Characteristics in the Harlan & de Wet Inventory:
https://www.cwrdiversity.org/checklist/cwr-details.php?specie_id=768