Local Descriptions
General Information
1. Cydonia oblonga Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8, Cydonia no. 1 (1768). Lectotipo (designado por Aldasoro y Aedo en Cafferty y Jarvis, 2002): Herb. Burser XXIII: 32 (UPS). Ilustr.: Wu et al., Fl. China Ill. 9: 81, t. 81, f. 5-7 (2004). N.v.: Membrillo, quince, B.
Por F.R. Barrie.
Pyrus cydonia L.
Arbustos o árboles hasta c. 8 m; ramitas tomentosas. Hojas 5-10 × 3-6 cm, ovadas a oblongas, el haz verde, glabro, el envés densamente gris-tomentoso, la base redondeada a subcordata, los márgenes enteros, el ápice agudo a redondeado; estípulas c. 5 mm, oblanceoladas u obovadas, glabrescentes o glandular-ciliadas. Flores 4-5 cm de diámetro; pedicelos 2-5 mm, tomentosos; hipanto c. 1 cm, cupuliforme, tomentoso por fuera y por dentro; sépalos c. 1 cm, elípticos, el ápice agudo; pétalos c. 2.5 × 1.5 cm, obovados. Pomos 7-12 × 6-9 cm, piriformes, amarillos, vellosos, fragantes. Cultivada; localmente naturalizada, bosques de Quercus. Ch (Ton 330, DS); G (Standley 6578, F); H (Molina R. 24496, F); ES (Carlson 714, F). 1000-2600 m. (Estados Unidos, Mesoamérica, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia.)
Provided by: [D].Flora MesoamericanaShrubs or small trees, to 8 m tall. Branchlets purplish red when young, purplish brown when old, terete, initially densely tomentose, glabrous when old, sparsely lenticellate; buds purplish brown, tomentose. Stipules caducous, ovate; petiole 0.8–1.5 cm, tomentose; leaf blade ovate to oblong, 5–10 × 3–5 cm, abaxially with conspicuous veins and densely villous, adaxially glabrous or sparsely pubescent when young, base rounded or subcordate, margin entire, apex acute or emarginate. Pedicel ca. 5 mm or nearly absent, densely tomentose. Flowers 4–5 cm in diam.; bracts caducous, ovate. Hypanthium campanulate, abaxially densely tomentose. Sepals ovate or broadly lanceolate, 5–6 mm, longer than hypanthium, both surfaces tomentose, margin glandular serrate, apex acute. Petals white or pinkish, ca. 1.8 cm. Stamens less than 1/2 as long as petals. Styles nearly as long as stamens, densely villous basally. Fruit fragrant, yellow, pear-shaped, 3–5 cm in diam., densely tomentose; with persistent reflexed sepals; fruiting pedicel ca. 5 mm, stout, tomentose. Fl. Apr–May, fr. Oct. 2n = 34*.
Provided by: [A].Flora of China @ efloras.orgBranches purplish red, densely tomentose young, purplish brown, glabrous with age. Leaves: petiole 3–10 mm, tomentose young; blade 5–10 × 3–5 cm, base rounded or subcordate, apex acute or emarginate, lustrous or semilustrous. Pedicels 0–5 mm. Flowers: sepals 5–6 mm, apex acute; petals 15–20 mm. 2n = 34.
Provided by: [F].Flora of North America @ efloras.orgMorphology
Bis 5 m hoher Baum oder Strauch. Junge Triebe dicht graufilzig. Blätter oval, ganzrandig, mit kleiner Spitze, ausgewachsen oberseits dunkelgrün, kahl, unterseits dicht graufilzig. Blüten meist einzeln, endständig. Kronblätter blassrosa
Provided by: [B].Flora Helvetica – Illustrierte Flora der SchweizShrub or small tree, up to 6 m high; deciduous. Leaves alternate, simple with blade ovate to elliptic, ± 100 x 50 mm, margins entire. Flowers: solitary; sepals 5, hairy on outer side; corolla ± 50 mm in diameter, petals 5, white to pink; Sep.-Nov. Fruit a pome, ± pear-shaped, 70-120 x 60-90 mm, with persistent sepals at top, densely appressed hairy, golden-yellow when ripe.
Provided by: [E].e-Flora of South AfricaFlora Mesoamericana
General Information1. Cydonia oblonga Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8, Cydonia no. 1 (1768). Lectotipo (designado por Aldasoro y Aedo en Cafferty y Jarvis, 2002): Herb. Burser XXIII: 32 (UPS). Ilustr.: Wu et al., Fl. China Ill. 9: 81, t. 81, f. 5-7 (2004). N.v.: Membrillo, quince, B.
Por F.R. Barrie.
Pyrus cydonia L.
Arbustos o árboles hasta c. 8 m; ramitas tomentosas. Hojas 5-10 × 3-6 cm, ovadas a oblongas, el haz verde, glabro, el envés densamente gris-tomentoso, la base redondeada a subcordata, los márgenes enteros, el ápice agudo a redondeado; estípulas c. 5 mm, oblanceoladas u obovadas, glabrescentes o glandular-ciliadas. Flores 4-5 cm de diámetro; pedicelos 2-5 mm, tomentosos; hipanto c. 1 cm, cupuliforme, tomentoso por fuera y por dentro; sépalos c. 1 cm, elípticos, el ápice agudo; pétalos c. 2.5 × 1.5 cm, obovados. Pomos 7-12 × 6-9 cm, piriformes, amarillos, vellosos, fragantes. Cultivada; localmente naturalizada, bosques de Quercus. Ch (Ton 330, DS); G (Standley 6578, F); H (Molina R. 24496, F); ES (Carlson 714, F). 1000-2600 m. (Estados Unidos, Mesoamérica, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia.)
Flora of China @ efloras.org
General InformationShrubs or small trees, to 8 m tall. Branchlets purplish red when young, purplish brown when old, terete, initially densely tomentose, glabrous when old, sparsely lenticellate; buds purplish brown, tomentose. Stipules caducous, ovate; petiole 0.8–1.5 cm, tomentose; leaf blade ovate to oblong, 5–10 × 3–5 cm, abaxially with conspicuous veins and densely villous, adaxially glabrous or sparsely pubescent when young, base rounded or subcordate, margin entire, apex acute or emarginate. Pedicel ca. 5 mm or nearly absent, densely tomentose. Flowers 4–5 cm in diam.; bracts caducous, ovate. Hypanthium campanulate, abaxially densely tomentose. Sepals ovate or broadly lanceolate, 5–6 mm, longer than hypanthium, both surfaces tomentose, margin glandular serrate, apex acute. Petals white or pinkish, ca. 1.8 cm. Stamens less than 1/2 as long as petals. Styles nearly as long as stamens, densely villous basally. Fruit fragrant, yellow, pear-shaped, 3–5 cm in diam., densely tomentose; with persistent reflexed sepals; fruiting pedicel ca. 5 mm, stout, tomentose. Fl. Apr–May, fr. Oct. 2n = 34*.
Flora Helvetica – Illustrierte Flora der Schweiz
MorphologyBis 5 m hoher Baum oder Strauch. Junge Triebe dicht graufilzig. Blätter oval, ganzrandig, mit kleiner Spitze, ausgewachsen oberseits dunkelgrün, kahl, unterseits dicht graufilzig. Blüten meist einzeln, endständig. Kronblätter blassrosa
5. Als Obstbaum kultiviert und selten verwildert, kollin-montan.
e-Flora of South Africa
MorphologyShrub or small tree, up to 6 m high; deciduous. Leaves alternate, simple with blade ovate to elliptic, ± 100 x 50 mm, margins entire. Flowers: solitary; sepals 5, hairy on outer side; corolla ± 50 mm in diameter, petals 5, white to pink; Sep.-Nov. Fruit a pome, ± pear-shaped, 70-120 x 60-90 mm, with persistent sepals at top, densely appressed hairy, golden-yellow when ripe.
Flora of North America @ efloras.org
General InformationBranches purplish red, densely tomentose young, purplish brown, glabrous with age. Leaves: petiole 3–10 mm, tomentose young; blade 5–10 × 3–5 cm, base rounded or subcordate, apex acute or emarginate, lustrous or semilustrous. Pedicels 0–5 mm. Flowers: sepals 5–6 mm, apex acute; petals 15–20 mm. 2n = 34.
