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Descriptions

The apple tree belongs to the species Malus domestica in the rose family Rosaceae. It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. It is a small deciduous tree reaching 5-12 m tall, with a broad, often densely twiggy crown. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple oval with an acute tip and serrated margin, slightly downy below, 5-12 cm long and 3-6 cm broad on a 2-5 cm petiole. The flowers are produced in spring with the leaves, white, usually tinged pink at first, 2.5-3.5 cm diameter, with five petals. The fruit matures in autumn, and is typically 5-9 cm diameter (rarely up to 15 cm). Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Malus sylvestris (Wikipedia)

The Apple is the pomaceous fruit of the Apple tree, species Malus domestica in the Rosaceae (Rose) family. It is among the most widely cultivated tree fruits. The tree is small and deciduous, reaching 5 to 12 metres tall, with a broad, often densely twiggy crown. The leaves are alternately arranged simple ovals 5 to 12 cm long and 3 to 6 cm broad on a 2 to 5 cm petiole with an acute tip, serrated margin and a slightly downy underside. Flowers are produced in spring simultaneously with the budding of the leaves. The flowers are white with a pink tinge that gradually fades, 5-petaled, and 2.5 to 3.5 cm in diameter. The fruit matures in autumn and is typically 5 to 9 cm in diameter. The center of the fruit contains 5 carpels arranged in a 5-point star, each carpel containing 1 to 3 seeds.

Allergy to Apple may frequently induce symptoms of food allergy in sensitised individuals, in particular oral allergy syndrome Itching, tingling and other mild reactions on the oropharyngeal mucosa are the most common complaints after eating raw Apples, and angioedema, urticaria and shock are less common. Other symptoms may include rhinoconjunctivitis, asthma, laryngeal oedema, abdominal effects, pruritis and hand dermatitis. Copyright Copyright © 2006 Phadia AB. Source: ImmunoCap, ImmunoCap

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Malus sylvestris
Part Display Name
Apple (Malus sylvestris)
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Apple

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 苹果
Synonyms: 苹果属植物果实;苹果果实
fr-CA French (Canada) Malus sylvestris
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Õun
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Manzana (Malus sylvestris)
it-IT Italian (Italy) Malus sylvestris
Synonyms: Mela (Malus sylvestris)
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Elma, Malus sylvestris
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Malus sylvestris
Synonyms: Яблоня лесная (Malus sylvestris)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Malus sylvestris
fr-BE French (Belgium) Malus sylvestris
Synonyms: pomme, f49