Pyrus malus Linnaeus var. paradisiaca Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 479. 1753.

RCN: 3662.

Neotype (Mabberley & al. in Telopea 9: 424. 2001): Cultivated. (' Malus M8 rootstock’), HRI East Mailing, Kent, England, 25 Apr 2000 (fl.), A. King, s.n. (NSW; iso- BM, FHO).

Current name: Malus pumila Mill. 'Mailing VIII’ ( ‘M8’) ( Rosaceae).