Chaenomeles speciosa
Chaenomeles speciosa | |
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Illustration by A.J. Wendel, 1868 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Chaenomeles |
Species: | C. speciosa
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Binomial name | |
Chaenomeles speciosa | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Chaenomeles speciosa, the flowering quince, Chinese quince or Japanese quince,
Cultivation
This plant is widely cultivated in
cultivars with flowers in shades of white, pink and red have been selected. The following cultivars and hybrids have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:[3]
The following
cultivars have received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit
:
See also
- Pseudocydonia (C. sinensis), also called mugua and Chinese quince
- Papaya, a tropical fruit that shares the name mugua
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chaenomeles lagenaria.
- ^ a b c d "Chaenomeles speciosa (sweet) Nakai". The World Flora Online. 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 16. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Chaenomeles speciosa 'Geisha Girl'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Chaenomeles speciosa 'Moerloosei'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Chaenomeles × superba 'Pink Lady'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.