Chaenomeles speciosa

Chinese flowering quince ( Chaenomeles speciosa)

The Chinese flowering quince ( Chaenomeles speciosa) is a species of the genus of ornamental quince ( Chaenomeles ) in the rose family ( Rosaceae ).

Features

The Chinese flowering quince is a shrub that rarely up to 5 meters usually reaches heights of growth to 2. He has sharp thorns and numerous upright - protruding branches. Young branches are only slightly hairy or bald, bald branches of the previous year. The leaves are ovate to oblong, sharply cut and 4.5 to 10 inches long and 2-4 inches wide. The stipules are 0.5 to 1 long and 1.2 to 2 inches wide, kidney-shaped and serrated. Most 2-6 flowers are arranged together, rarely will you find single flowers. They are colored pink to dark red, never orange. Open the flowers are 4 to 5 inches wide. The fruits are 4-7 cm long, 3-6 cm wide and very different.

Occurrence

This species occurs in China and Japan, where they (Pinyin Chinese hǎitáng海棠, ) or Boke (Japanese木瓜) is known as Haitang.

Use

The Chinese flowering quince is used as an ornamental shrub. It is in culture since 1796.

Documents

  • Herfried Kutzelnigg: Maloideae. In: Hans. J. et al Conert (Ed.): Gustav Hegi. Illustrated Flora of Central Europe. Volume 4 Part 2B: Spermatophyta: Angiospermae: Dicotyledones 2 (3). Rosaceae 2 Blackwell 1995. ISBN 3-8263-2533-8
Spiraeoideae Maleae Robert Sweet (botanist)
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