Chaenomeles

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Chaenomeles
Species: C. cathayensis – C. japonica – C. lagenaria – C. thibetica
Artificial Nothospecies: C. × californica – C. × clarkiana – C. × superba – C. × vilmoriniana

Name

Chaenomeles Lindl. (1821)

Type species: C. japonica (Thunberg) Spach

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Choenomeles Lindl. (Replaced nane)
Heterotypic
- Pseudochaenomeles Carrière, Rev. Hort. 54: 238. 1882.

Notes

The original spelling was Choenomeles but it has been replaced by Chaenomeles in most literature. The spelling Chaenomeles has been proposed for conservation (Wijnands 1990).
Sometimes including Pseudocydonia (C.K.Schneid.) C.K.Schneid.

References

Lindley, J. 1821: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 96, 97.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Chaenomeles in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec. 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Chaenomeles. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 17 2021.
Wijnands, D.O. 1990: (987) Proposal to conserve the spelling of 3336a Chaenomeles Lindley (Rosaceae). Taxon 39: 534–535.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Хенамелес
čeština: Kdoulovec
English: Japanese Quince
eesti: Ebaküdoonia
suomi: Ruusukvittenit
українська: Японська айва

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