Cydonia oblonga

Miller

Gard. Dict. ed. 8, Cydonia no. 1. 1768.

IllustratedIntroduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 487. Mentioned on page 480.
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Branches purplish red, densely tomentose young, purplish brown, glabrous with age. Leaves: petiole 3–10 mm, tomentose young; blade 5–10 × 3–5 cm, base rounded or subcordate, apex acute or emarginate, lustrous or semilustrous. Pedicels 0–5 mm. Flowers: sepals 5–6 mm, apex acute; petals 15–20 mm. 2n = 34.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–May; fruiting Sep–Oct.
Habitat: Old fields, fencerows, wastelands
Elevation: 5–500 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Ont., Calif., Conn., Ill., Md., Mass., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., Vt., Asia, also in South America, Europe, Africa

Discussion

Cydonia oblonga is cultivated in the United States, particularly California and New York, for its fruit and less often throughout temperate North America as an ornamental and a curiosity. It is often used as a dwarfing rootstock for pears. In the Mediterranean regions of Europe, South America, China, and elsewhere, it is cultivated for the golden yellow aromatic fruit that is rich in pectin, making fine jellies and preserves. The fruit is also used in pies, turning deep red when cooked.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Cydonia oblonga"
semilustrous +  and lustrous +
acute;emarginate;acute +
Paul M. Catling +  and Gisèle Mitrow +
Miller +
compound +  and simple +
opposite +  and alternate +
subcordate +  and rounded +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
broadly ovate +  and oblong +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
leathery +  and firm +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +  and 5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
purplish brown +  and purplish red +
glabrous +  and tomentose +
adnate +  and connate +
rounded +
Ont. +, Calif. +, Conn. +, Ill. +, Md. +, Mass. +, N.Y. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, Vt. +, Asia +, also in South America +, Europe +  and Africa +
not +  and aggregated +
5–500 m +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
glabrous +  and hairy +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
not +  and aggregated +
not +  and aggregated +
pedicellate +  and sessile +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Old fields, fencerows, wastelands +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
campanulate +
constricted +
crassinucellate +
deciduous +
pinnate +, entire +  and glandular-serrate +
toothed +, unlobed +  and lobed +
inferior +  and superior +
biseriate +  and clustered +
collateral +  and basal +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0 (?) +  and 4 (?) +
light pink +  and white +
free +  and distinct +
obovate;ovate;obovate;ovate;suborbiculate +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Flowering Apr–May +  and fruiting Sep–Oct. +
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
rectangular +
Gard. Dict. ed. +
not arillate +
persistent +
free +  and distinct +
lanceolate +  and ovate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Illustrated +  and Introduced +
free +  and distinct +
slightly longer +
branched +  and simple +
spreading +  and erect +
several +  and 1 +
persistent +
distinct +
basal +, lateral +, subterminal +  and terminal +
elongate +
Cydonia oblonga +
species +
inconspicuous +
17 +, 15 +, 9 +  and 8 +