Chinese quince
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The Chaenomeles speciosa ( Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai , Syn. : Chaenomeles lagenaria AUCt.) Is a plant from the genus of Zierquitten ( Chaenomeles ) in the family of Rosaceae (Rosaceae).
features
The Chinese ornamental quince is a shrub that usually reaches heights of up to 2, rarely up to 5 meters. It has strong thorns and numerous upright branches. Young twigs are only slightly hairy or bare, twigs from the previous year bare. The leaves are ovate to oblong, sharply serrated and 4.5 to 10 inches long and 2 to 4 inches wide. The stipules are 0.5 to 1 centimeter long and 1.2 to 2 centimeters wide, kidney-shaped and serrate. Usually 2 to 6 flowers are arranged together, rarely are single flowers found. They are colored pink to dark red, never orange. When open, the flowers are 4 to 5 centimeters wide. The fruits are 4 to 7 inches long, 3 to 6 inches wide and very different.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 34.
Occurrence
This species occurs in the People's Republic of China (Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan), in northern Myanmar and in Japan , where it is known as Haitang ( Chinese 海棠 , Pinyin hǎitáng ) or Boke ( jap. 木瓜 ) is known.
use
The Chinese quince is used as an ornamental shrub. She has been in culture since 1796.
literature
- Herfried Kutzelnigg : Maloideae . In: Hans. J. Conert et al. a. (Ed.): Gustav Hegi. Illustrated flora of Central Europe. Volume 4 Part 2B: Spermatophyta: Angiospermae: Dicotyledones 2 (3). Rosaceae 2 . Blackwell 1995. ISBN 3-8263-2533-8
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chaenomeles speciosa at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ↑ Chaenomeles in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
