Chaenomeles cathayensis
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Chaenomeles |
| Species: | C. cathayensis |
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| Chaenomeles cathayensis | |
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Chaenomeles cathayensis is a species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae.[2][3] It is native to China,[4] Bhutan, and Myanmar.[5] In Chinese, its common name is mùguā hǎitáng (木瓜海棠) or máo yè mùguā (毛葉木瓜).
This is a thorny deciduous shrub or tree growing up to 6 meters tall. The leaves are pointed, often toothed, and oval to lance-shaped. They are woolly-haired on the undersides, at least when new. The pink or white bell-shaped flowers are up to 4 centimeters wide. The fruit is a fragrant yellow-red pome 6 or 7 centimeters wide.[4] Its habitats include slopes, forest margins and roadsides.[4]
The plant is cultivated.[4]
