Rosaceae Week: Chaenomeles japonica from Kashmir

Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 2, 2011, 9:40:25 PM10/2/11

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Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindley ex Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 2: 159. 1834.

Syn: Pyrus japonica Thunb.

Common names: Japanese quince, flowering quince

Small shrub up to 1.5 m, branches slender, purplish when young; stipules reniform, 8-11 mm long, leaves broadly ovate to obovate, 3-6 cm long, margin crenate; flowers 3-5 in fascicles, 3-4 cm across, dark red; stamens numerous; fruit a pome, subglobose, 3-4 cm across with caducous sepals.

Commonly grown in gardens. Photographed from Botanical garden below Cheshmashahi in Kashmir.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
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Balkar Arya

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Oct 2, 2011, 9:45:51 PM10/2/11

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Gorgeous Catch Sir!!!

Thanks for Sharing

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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Neha Singh

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Oct 3, 2011, 3:40:53 AM10/3/11

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Just beautiiiful !!!!
Thanks for sharing Gurcharan sir.

Regards
Neha

Prashant awale

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Oct 3, 2011, 6:54:33 AM10/3/11

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Its a superb / great begining of Rosaceae week. Thanks Gurcharan Singh ji for showing us all these Rosaceae sp. from Himalayas. Nice to see such a good participation from so many members. Ritesh ji, Balkar ji, Dinesh ji, Narendra ji, Mani ji, Nidhan ji .... nice posts from all.

Thanks

Regards

Prashant

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