PLANTS Profile for Chaenomeles japonica (Maule's quince)

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Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach
Maule's quince

Symbol:

CHJA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Photo of Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, NJ. Usage Requirements.

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Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach

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Synonyms:
Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach

CYJA2

Cydonia japonica (Thunb.) Pers.

Distribution:
Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach


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USA (IL, MD, MT, NY, PA, VT), CAN (NS)

Related Taxa:
Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 3 species in Chaenomeles

Classification:
Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Chaenomeles Lindl. – flowering quince
Species	Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach – Maule's quince

Introduced Information:
Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach

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View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 508021.

Time Generated: 10/05/2008 04:23 AM MDT