Malus

Malus; Temporal range:
	Malus 'Purple Prince'
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Amygdaloideae
Tribe:	Maleae
Subtribe:	Malinae
Genus:	Malus; Mill.
Type species
	Malus sylvestris; Mill.
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	List Chloromeles (Decne.) Decne. ; Docynia Decne. ; Eriolobus (Ser.) M.Roem.; Prameles Rushforth ; Sinomalus Koidz. ; × Tormimalus Holub; ;

Malus (/ˈmeɪləs/ or /ˈmæləs/) is a genus of about 32–57 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the rose family Rosaceae. It includes the domesticated orchard apple, crabapples, and wild apples.

The genus is native to the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Crabapples are used as rootstocks to fortify domestic apples with features such as cold hardiness, but are not of much commercial value as most are too sour.