Taxonavigation

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Chaenomeles
Species: C. cathayensis – C. japonica – C. lagenaria – C. thibetica
Artificial Nothospecies: C. × californica – C. × clarkiana – C. × superba – C. × vilmoriniana

Name

Chaenomeles Lindl. (1821)

• Type species: C. japonica (Thunberg) Spach

Notes

• The original spelling was Choenomeles but it has been replaced by Chaenomeles in most literature. The spelling Chaenomeles has been proposed for conservation (Wijnands 1990).
• Sometimes including Pseudocydonia (C.K.Schneid.) C.K.Schneid.

References

• Lindley, J. 1821: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 96, 97.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Chaenomeles in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec. 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Chaenomeles. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 17 2021.
• Wijnands, D.O. 1990: (987) Proposal to conserve the spelling of 3336a Chaenomeles Lindley (Rosaceae). Taxon 39: 534–535.

Vernacular names

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