cydonia , Cydonia, Rosaceae, thornlessSmall arbor；Leaves alternate, simple, entire, deciduous;The flowers are large, white or light pink, and only grow on the top of the current year's leafy branches;sepal5, full edge, outward reverse;Only quince COblonga Mill. 1 species, from Asia Minor to Central Asia, Xinjiang, ChinaShaanxi, Jiangxi, Fujian and other places have cultivated fruits for raw or boiled food, and seedlings can be used as rootstocks for apples and pears.
Chinese scientific name
cydonia
Latin name
Cydonia
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Angiospermae
Outline
Dicotyledoneae
Subclass
Archichlamydeae
order
Rosales
Suborder
Rosineae
section
Rosaceae
Subfamily
Maloideae
genus
cydonia
Distribution area
Asia Minor to Central Asia, Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Fujian and other places in China
UnarmedSmall arbor；Leaves alternate, simple, entire, deciduous;The flowers are large, white or light pink, and only grow on the top of the current year's leafy branches;sepal5, full edge, outward reverse;Petal 5;Stamens about 20;1 pistil;ovaryHypogynous, usually 5-locular, many ovules born on axile placenta, styles 5, detached;Fruit large, hairy, crowned with persistent calyx.[1]
Distribution
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There is only one species of this genus, which is native to Central Asia and cultivated in China.[1]
Shrubs or small trees, sometimes up to 8 m high;The twigs are thin, spineless, cylindrical, and the twigs are densely tomentose. They fall off later, purplish red. The biennial branches are hairless, purplish brown, with sparse lenticels;Winter buds are ovoid, apex acute, tomentose, purple brown.The leaf blade is ovate to oblong, 5-10cm long and 3-5 cm wide, with sharp, convex or slightly concave apex, round or nearly heart-shaped base, glabrous above or sparsely pilose when young, dark green, densely pilose below, light green, and prominent vein;Petiole 8-15 mm long, tomentose;Stipules membranous, ovate, apex acute, margin glandular teeth, nearly glabrous, caducous.Flowers solitary;Pedicel ca. 5 mm or nearly sessile, densely tomentose;Bracts membranous, ovate, caducous;Flowers 4-5 cm in diameter;Calyx tube campanulate, densely tomentose outside;Sepals ovate to broadly lanceolate, 5-6 mm long, apex acute, margin glandular teeth, reflexed, longer than the calyx tube, both inside and outside are tomentose;Petals obovate, about 1.8 cm long, white;Stamens 20, less than half the length of petals;Styles 5, free, about as long as stamens, densely tomentose at the base.The fruit is pear shaped, 3-5 cm in diameter, densely covered with short fluff, yellow, fragrant;Sepals persistent reflexed;Fruiting pedicel short and thick, about 5 mm long, tomentose.Flowering from April to May, fruiting from October.
It is cultivated in Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Fujian and other places in China.
The fruit is fragrant and sour, which can be eaten raw or boiled.It is also used as medicine to treat watery diarrhea, intestinal asthenia, irritable heat and dispel alcohol.The seedlings can be used as rootstocks for apples and pears.It is resistant to trimming and suitable for green gracilaria.The seeds contain mucus and fat, which can be used in textile production to increase the luster of cotton yarn, and can be replaced by mixing with waterGum arabicPaste.[2]
Key values
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Fruit trees and rootstocks;The fruit is edible or processed and can be used as medicine.[1]
