Rank Species | Genus Chaenomeles Higher classification Flowering quince | |
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Similar Flowering quince, Rosaceae, Chaenomeles speciosa, Chaenomeles japonica, Carya cathayensis |
Chaenomeles cathayensis is a species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to China, Bhutan, and Burma.

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.

The plant is cultivated.




References
Chaenomeles cathayensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA