Biology:Chaenomeles cathayensis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Chaenomeles cathayensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Chaenomeles |
| Species: | C. cathayensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaenomeles cathayensis (Hemsl.) C.K.Schneid.
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Chaenomeles cathayensis is a species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to China ,[1] Bhutan, and Myanmar.[2] In Chinese, its common name is mùguā hǎitáng (木瓜海棠) or máo yè mùguā (毛葉木瓜).
This is a thorny deciduous shrub or tree growing up to 6 meters tall. The leaves are pointed, often toothed, and oval to lance-shaped. They are woolly-haired on the undersides, at least when new. The pink or white bell-shaped flowers are up to 4 centimeters wide. The fruit is a fragrant yellow-red pome 6 or 7 centimeters wide.[1] Its habitats include slopes, forest margins and roadsides.[1]
The plant is cultivated.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chaenomeles cathayensis. Flora of China.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Chaenomeles cathayensis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 25 January 2018 }}
External links
- Chaenomeles cathayensis. Plants for a Future.
Wikidata ☰ Q2947466 entry
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