Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Cydonia Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 4, (1754)
Description
Large, deciduous shrubs or small trees, not armed or rarely sub-spinescent; stems spreading or semi-erect. Lvs towards end of main stems, especially clustered on short shoots, simple, entire; stipules large, glandular at margin, free for most of length, confined to long shoots. Fls solitary and terminal on short, lateral, leafy shoots, 5-merous, ☿, pedicellate, moderately large and showy. Hypanthium tubular, closed at apex. Epicalyx 0. Sepals reflexed, persistent, connate in bud, glandular at margin. Petals ± contorted in bud, suberect at anthesis, white to pink. Stamens 15–25. Ovary inferior, sunken in hypanthium; carpels 5; styles 5, free; ovules many. Fr. a fleshy pome with leathery carpel wall and abundant stone cells in flesh; seeds many in each locule.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Miller, P. 1754: The Gardeners Dictionary. Vol. 2. Edition 4.
