Biology:Crataegus orientalis
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Short description: Species of hawthorn
| Crataegus orientalis | |
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| Crataegus orientalis subsp. orientalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Species: | C. orientalis
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| Crataegus orientalis | |
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Crataegus orientalis, known as oriental hawthorn,[2] is a species of hawthorn native to the Mediterranean region, Turkey, Caucasia, Crimea, and western Iran, with fruits that are orange or various shades of red.[1][3]
This species is highly variable. Knud Ib Christensen in his monograph[1] divides it into four subspecies:
- C. orientalis subsp. orientalis
- C. orientalis subsp. pojarkovae (Kossych) Byatt has orange fruit.[1]
- C. orientalis subsp. presliana K.I.Chr.
- C. orientalis subsp. szovitsii (Pojarkova) K.I.Chr.[3]
Uses
Culinary uses
In Caucasia the fruits are either eaten raw or used to make a type of sweet bread.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Christensen, Knud Ib (1992). Revision of Crataegus sect. Crataegus and nothosect. Crataeguineae (Rosaceae-Maloideae) in the Old World. Systematic Botany Monographs. 35. American Society of Plant Taxonomists. ISBN 978-0-912861-35-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=vz0lAQAAMAAJ.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Asheghi, M. Sajad (2022-03-01). "Phenotypic Diversity of Crataegus orientalis subsp. szovitsii (Pojark.) K.I.Chr. Population in Markazi Province, Iran" (in en). Erwerbs-Obstbau 64 (1): 69–74. doi:10.1007/s10341-021-00605-2. ISSN 1439-0302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10341-021-00605-2.
Wikidata ☰ Q2013395 entry
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