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Flowering quinces
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles is a genus of three species of deciduous spiny shrubs, usually 1–3 m tall, in the family Rosaceae. They are native to Japan, Korea, China, Bhutan, and Burma. (Burmese: ချဉ်စော်ကား) These plants are related to the quince (Cydonia oblonga) and the Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), differing in the serrated leaves that lack fuzz, and in the flowers, borne in clusters, having deciduous sepals and styles that are connate at the base.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Chinese quince
speciesChaenomeles speciosa
Japanese Quince
speciesChaenomeles japonica
hybrid quince
hybridChaenomeles × superba
Cathay Quince
speciesChaenomeles cathayensis
Tibetan Quince
speciesChaenomeles thibetica
Chaenomeles × vilmoriniana
hybridChaenomeles × vilmoriniana
Chaenomeles × californica
hybridChaenomeles × californica
Chaenomeles × clarkiana
hybridChaenomeles × clarkiana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61237.