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Crataegus orientalis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Rosaceae

Series
  
OrientalesPojark.

Higher classification
  
Hawthorn

Order
  
Rosales

Genus
  
Crataegus

Scientific name
  
Crataegus orientalis

Rank
  
Species

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Crataegus orientalis, known as oriental hawthorn, is a species of hawthorn native to the Mediterranean region, Turkey, Caucasia, Crimea, and western Iran, with fruits that are orange or various shades of red.

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This species is highly variable. Knud Ib Christensen in his monograph divides it into four subspecies:

  • C. orientalis subsp. orientalis
  • C. orientalis subsp. pojarkovae (Kossych) Byatt has orange fruit.
  • C. orientalis subsp. presliana K.I.Chr.
  • C. orientalis subsp. szovitsii (Pojarkova) K.I.Chr.

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    Culinary uses

    In Caucasia the fruits are either eaten raw or used to make a type of sweet bread.

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    References

    Crataegus orientalis Wikipedia
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