Chaenomeles cathayensis

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

Chaenomeles cathayensis (Hemsl.) C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. [C.K.Schneider] 1: 730 (1906)

• 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.

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

• Schneider, C.K. 1904–1906. Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde: Charakteristik der in Mitteleuropa heimischen und im freien angepflanzten angiospermen Gehölz-Arten und Formen mit Ausschluss der Bambuseen und Kakteen. Vol. 1. Jena. 810 pp. BHL Reference page.  p. 730.

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Chaenomeles cathayensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Chaenomeles cathayensis. Published online. Accessed: Dec 27 2025. Reference page.
• 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. Reference page. 

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