Chaenomeles

Translingual edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek χαίνω (khaínō, “I gape”) and μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”), based on Thunberg’s 1784 description of the type species for the genus: C. japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach (Weber 1964).

Proper noun edit

Chaenomeles f

A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the flowering quinces, native to east Asia, often grown for their flowers, but with a quince-like fruit usable as food after preparation.

Hypernyms edit

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe

Hyponyms edit

(genus): Chaenomeles japonica - type species; See Chaenomeles at The Plant List for other species.

References edit

Chaenomeles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chaenomeles on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chaenomeles on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Chaenomeles at USDA Plants database
Chaenomeles at The Plant List