familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Amygdaloideae
tribeRosaceae tribe Gillenieae
genusPseudocydonia
speciesPseudocydonia sinensis

Pseudocydonia sinensis

(Thouin) C. K. Schneider

Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 181. 1906.

Paul M. Catling, Gisèle Mitrow
IllustratedIntroduced
Basionym: Cydonia sinensis Thouin Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 19: 145, plates 8, 9. 1812
Synonyms: Chaenomeles sinensis (Thouin) Koehne
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 488.
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Illustrator: Marjorie C. Leggitt

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Leaves: stipules 5–12 mm, herbaceous, apex acute; petiole 5–10 mm, pubescent; blade 5–8 × 3.5–5.5 cm, base broadly cuneate or round, apex acute. Pedicels 5–10 mm. Flowers: sepals 6–10 mm; petals 10–15 mm, base short-clawed, apex rounded. 2n = 32.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Apr; fruiting Aug–Oct.
Habitat: Swampy waste areas
Elevation: elevation unknown

Distribution

V9 822-distribution-map.jpg

Introduced; Calif., Asia (China), also in Europe

Discussion

Pseudocydonia sinensis is cultivated as an ornamental and for its medicinal value. The species was reported from Mendocino County in 1979 (F. Hrusa et al. 2002) but is likely to have a much broader range of habitat in North America.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"/3" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

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2n chromosome quantity
32 +
Abaxial surface coloration
yellowish white-tomentose +
Abaxial surface pubescence
glabrescent +
Achene arrangement
aggregated +
Androecium position
epigynous +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscent +
Apex shape
rounded;acute;acute +
Author
Paul M. Catling +  and Gisèle Mitrow +
Authority
(Thouin) C. K. Schneider +
Bark coloration
purplish black +  and purplish brown +
Basal leaf architecture
compound +  and simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
opposite +  and alternate +
Base shape
short-clawed +, round +  and cuneate +
Basionyms
Cydonia sinensis +
Blade length
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Blade shape
obovate +, elliptic-oblong +  and elliptic-ovate +
Blade some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Blade texture
firm +
Blade width
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (?) +  and 5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br /> (?) +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Branch architecture
leafy +
Branch life cycle
young +
Branch pubescence
hairy +
Bud shape
triangular-ovoid +
Carpel atypical quantity
5 (8) +
Carpel fusion
adnate +  and connate +
Carpel pubescence or texture
cartilaginous +
Carpel quantity
5 (?) +
Cauline leaf architecture
simple +
Distribution
Calif. +, Asia (China) +  and also in Europe +
Drupe arrangement
not +  and aggregated +
Drupelet arrangement
aggregated +
Elevation
elevation unknown +
Epicalyx bractlet presence
absent +
Exterior pubescence
glabrous +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower development
with leaves , perianth and androecium +  and developing +
Flower diameter
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Flower pubescence
tomentose +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +  and bisexual +
Follicle arrangement
aggregated +
Fruits achene arrangement
not +  and aggregated +
Fruits follicle arrangement
not +  and aggregated +
Fruits pome architecture
short-pedicellate +  and sessile +
Fruits pome coloration
dark yellow +
Fruits pome pubescence
glabrous +
Fruits pome shape
Ellipsoid (Ellipsoid) +
Fruits pome some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Glomerule arrangement
fascicles +
Habitat
Swampy waste areas +
Hypanthium coloration
brown +
Hypanthium duration
persistent +
Hypanthium pubescence
tomentose +
Hypanthium shape
campanulate +
Hypanthium size
not interior +  and constricted +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Marjorie C. Leggitt +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Integument architecture
crassinucellate +
Integument quantity
2 +
Introduced
true +
Leaf architecture
compound +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf duration
semipersistent +  and deciduous +
Lenticel arrangement
scattered +
Lenticel coloration
pale-brown +
Margin architecture or shape
pinnate +  and serrate +
Margin prominence or shape
flat +
Margin shape
toothed +, unlobed +  and lobed +
Nectar disc presence
absent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Nutlet arrangement
aggregated +
Ovary position
inferior +  and superior +
Ovule arrangement
biseriate +  and clustered +
Ovule atypical quantity
2 (5) +
Ovule position
collateral +  and basal +
Ovule quantity
many +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Perianth position
perigynous +
Petal atypical quantity
0 (?) +  and 4 (?) +
Petal coloration
light +  and deep pink +
Petal fusion
free +  and distinct +
Petal quantity
5 +
Petal shape
obovate +
Petal some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Petiole height or length or size
short +
Petiole presence
absent +
Petiole pubescence
pubescent +
Petiole some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering Mar–Apr +  and fruiting Aug–Oct. +
Pistil atypical quantity
250 (450) +
Pistil fusion
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
Pistil quantity
1;250 +
Publication title
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. +
Publication year
1906 +
Reference
None +
Scale margin pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Seed architecture
not arillate +
Seed atypical quantity
2 (12) +
Seed quantity
2;1 +
Sepal atypical quantity
5 (10) +
Sepal duration
deciduous +
Sepal fusion
free +  and distinct +
Sepal orientation
reflexed +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Sepal shape
triangular-lanceolate +
Sepal some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Short-shoot architecture
unarmed +
Short-shoot presence
absent +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +  and Introduced +
Stamen atypical quantity
130 (220) +
Stamen fusion
free +  and distinct +
Stamen length
1/2 length of petals +
Stamen quantity
25 +
Stem architecture
branched +  and simple +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem quantity
1 +  and several +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stipule architecture or shape
leaflike +
Stipule duration
persistent +
Stipule fusion
free +
Stipule growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Stipule presence
absent +
Stipule shape
lanceolate;rhombic;lanceolate;rhombic;ovate-oblong +
Stipule some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Style duration
deciduous +
Style fusion
connate +
Style position
basal +, lateral +, subterminal +  and terminal +
Style position or structure subtype
terminal +
Style quantity
3;5 +
Style shape
elongate +
Synonyms
Chaenomeles sinensis +
Taxon family
Rosaceae +
Taxon name
Pseudocydonia sinensis +
Taxon parent
Pseudocydonia +
Taxon rank
species +
Torus development
developed +
Torus presence
absent +
Torus prominence
inconspicuous +
Torus size
minute +
Volume
Volume 9 +
Whole organism architecture
unarmed +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
tree +  and shrub +
Whole organism some measurement
50dm (100dm) +
X chromosome quantity
17 +, 15 +, 9 +  and 8 +