Malus spontanea

Malus spontanea, the nokaidō, is a species of crabapple in the family Rosaceae, found only in the Ebino-kōgen high plateau of the Kirishima volcanic complex of Kyushu, Japan.^[3][2] It is closely related to Malus halliana, currently found in the wild in China, and considered possibly originally native to Japan.^[3] Fewer than 300 individuals survive in the wild.^[3]

Malus spontanea
Close-up of flowers
Fruit
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Malus
Species:	M. spontanea
Binomial name
Malus spontanea (Makino) Makino
Synonyms[2]
Sinomalus spontanea (Makino) Rushforth