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Taxon:  Cydonia oblonga Mill.



Summary
Genus:
Cydonia
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
12779
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8: Cydonia no. 1. 1768
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
07/05/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cydonia vulgaris Pers.
Pyrus cydonia L.
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Reference(s)
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  4. Bassil, N. V. et al. 2011. Quince (Cydonia oblonga) genetic relationships determined using microsatellite markers. Acta Hort. 909:75-83.
  5. Bell, R. L. & J. M. Leitão. 2011. Chapter 1. Cydonia. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, temperate fruits 1-16. Note: this review emphasizes the uses of this species in crosses with Malus pumila, or Pyrus pyrifolia for the production of hybrids
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  7. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
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  26. Postman, J. D. 2012. Quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) center of orogin provides sources of disease resistance. Acta Hort. 948:229-234.
  27. Quartieri, M. et al. 2011. Evaluation of pear rootstock selections. Acta Hort. 909:153-159. Note: mentions grafting incompatibilities between Pyrus communis and clonal quince
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Common names
English
quince –
French
cognassier –
coing –
German
Quitte –
Quittenbaum –
Portuguese
marmelo –
Spanish
membrillero –
membrillo –
Swedish
kvitten –
Transcribed Chinese
wen po –
Transliterated Russian
ajva –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan Kopet Dagh
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (n.)
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan (Kopet Dagh)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Human foodfruit Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12779. Accessed 19 May 2025.