Chaenomeles cathayensis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Chaenomeles
Species: Chaenomeles cathayensis
Name

Chaenomeles cathayensis (Hemsl.) C.K.Schneid. (1906)
Synonyms

Basionym
Cydonia cathayensis Hemsl., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 27: t. 2657-8. 1900.

Homotypic
Chaenomeles lagenaria var. cathayensis (Hemsl.) Rehder, Pl. Wilson. 2(2): 297–298. 1915.
Chaenomeles speciosa var. cathayensis (Hemsl.) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 32: 139. 1957.
Cydonia japonica var. cathayensis (Hemsl.) Cardot, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 24(1): 64–65. 1918.

Heterotypic
Chaenomeles lagenaria var. wilsonii Rehder, Pl. Wilson. 2(2): 298. 1915.
Chaenomeles speciosa var. wilsonii (Rehder) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 32(5): 139. 1957.

Hybrids

C. × californica – C. × clarkiana – C. × vilmoriniana
References

Schneider, C.K. 1906: Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde... 1: 730.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chaenomeles cathayensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
日本語: マボケ
中文: 毛叶木瓜

Chaenomeles cathayensis is a species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to China,[1] Bhutan, and Myanmar.[2] In Chinese, its common name is mùguā hǎitáng (木瓜海棠) or máo yè mùguā (毛叶木瓜).

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.[1]

The plant is cultivated.[1]
References

Chaenomeles cathayensis. Flora of China.
"Chaenomeles cathayensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 January 2018.