familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Amygdaloideae
genusPseudocydonia
speciesPseudocydonia sinensis
Pseudocydonia sinensis
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 181. 1906.
Selected by author to be illustratedIntroduced
Basionym: Cydonia sinensis Thouin
Synonyms: Chaenomeles sinensis (Thouin) Koehne
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 488.
Revision as of 23:18, 26 July 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Leaves: stipules 5–12 mm, herbaceous, apex acute; petiole 5–10 mm, pubescent; blade 5–8 × 3.5–5.5 cm, base broadly cuneate or round, apex acute. Pedicels 5–10 mm. Flowers: sepals 6–10 mm; petals 10–15 mm, base short-clawed, apex rounded. 2n = 32.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Apr; fruiting Aug–Oct.
Habitat: Swampy waste areas
Elevation: elevation unknown
Distribution
Calif., Asia (China), introduced also in Europe.
Discussion
Pseudocydonia sinensis is cultivated as an ornamental and for its medicinal value. The species was reported from Mendocino County in 1979 (F. Hrusa et al. 2002) but is likely to have a much broader range of habitat in North America.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.