Authors: C. Stace, R. van der Meijden (ed.) & I. de Kort (ed.)
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Scientific name:

Cydonia oblonga

Vernacular name:

Quince


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Quince

Scientific name: Cydonia oblonga Mill.

Diagnostic features
Spineless shrub or tree to 3(6)m.
Leaves 5-10cm, ovate, grey-tomentose on lowerside.
Flowers 4-5cm across, white or pink.
Fruit up to 12cm, yellow.

Chromosome number: (2n=34).

Habitat
Introduced-survivor; not or rarely regenerating but very persistent in hedges and woods, sometimes used as stock for Pyrus.

Distribution
Scattered in South Britain, Man; Asia.

This species is keyed out on Page 2467: Cydonia & Chaenomeles in the Text Key.

Cydonia oblonga (Quince)
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