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

Chaenomeles japonica

Vernacular name:

Quince, Japanese


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Japanese Quince

Scientific name: Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Spach

Diagnostic features
Open ± spiny shrub to 1m.
Twigs becoming glabrous and distinctly warty.
Leaves smaller (2.5-6cm) and more coarsely toothed than in Chaenomeles speciosa.
Flowers 3.5-4cm across, usually pink.
Fruit up to 5cm.

Chromosome number: (2n=34).

Habitat
Introduced-survivor; persistent as in Chaenomeles speciosa but apparently less so.

Distribution
Rare in South England; Japan.

This species is keyed out on Page 2468 in the Text Key.

Chaenomeles japonica
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