Cydonia

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Cydonia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/cydonia/). Accessed 2024-04-20.

Family

Rosaceae

Common Names

Quince

Species in genus

Cydonia oblonga

Glossary

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Cydonia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/cydonia/). Accessed 2024-04-20.

The golden-yellow rock-hard pear-shaped fruit of Cydonia oblonga is covered with a fluffy layer (Puurs, Belgium – 2 September 2006). Image © Jan De Langhe.

A genus which, as interpreted here, consists of only a single species – the common quince. For the three shrubby quinces described in previous editions under Cydonia, see Chaenomeles. A fifth species, the rare Cydonia sinensis, is best considered as constituting an independent genus and will be found under Pseudocydonia.

Quince Cydonia oblonga blossom. Image John Grimshaw.

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