Chaenomeles speciosa




Family Rosaceae
Scientific name Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai
Synonyms Chaenomeles lagenaria (Loiseleur-Deslongchamps) Koidzumi; Cydonia japonica (Thunberg) Persoon var. lagenaria (Loiseleur-Deslongchamps) Makino; Cydonia lagenaria Loiseleur-Deslongchamps
Common name (Japanese common name) boke
(English common name) Chinese-quince, flowering-quince
Distribution (Japan) garden plants
(Other nations) [native] China, Myanmar
Chromosomal number 2n=34
Description Flowers red, pink or white, flowering in March to April. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai
Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai
Crude drug compositions for treating or preventing arthritic diseases and the preparation process (US Patent 7074435/2006)



March 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
March 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



cv. Hinokoromo cv. Jitsugessei cv. Chojuraku
February 2007
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
February 2007
at a nursery
February 2007
at a nursery