Pseudocydonia sinensis

Pseudocydonia sinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Pseudocydonia
Species: Pseudocydonia sinensis

Name

Pseudocydonia sinensis (Thouin) C.K.Schneid., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 181 (1906)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Malus sinensis Dum.Cours., Bot. Cult., ed. 2. 5: 428 (1811)
• Homotypic
  • Chaenomeles sinensis (Thouin) Koehne, Gatt. Pomac. 29. (1890)
  • Cydonia chinensis Lindl., Bot. Reg. 11: t. 905 (1825)
  • Cydonia sinensis (Dum.Cours.) Thouin, Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 19: 145 (1812)
  • Malus communis var. sinensis (Dum.Cours.) Wenz. in Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 2: 291 (1883)
  • Pyrus sinensis (Thouin) Poir., Encycl. (Lamarck) Suppl. 4. 452 (sp. div.). )1816)
• Heterotypic
  • Pyrus cathayensis Hemsl. ex Forb. & Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 23: 256. (1887)
  • Pyrus chinensis Spreng., Syst. Veg. (ed. 16) (Sprengel) 2: 510. (1825)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Camillo K.S. 1906. Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis; Centralblatt (Zentralblatt) für Sammlung und Veröffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen 3: 180 BHL.

Links

• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Pseudocydonia sinensis in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2026 Aug, 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Pseudocydonia sinensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Aug, 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Pseudocydonia sinensis. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 19 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pseudocydonia sinensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Chinese Quince
• français: Cognassier de Chine
• 日本語: カリン（花梨）, カラナシ, キボケ
• 한국어: 모과나무

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