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Taxon

Cydonia oblonga Mill.

Protologue Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 1. 1768 [16 Apr 1768]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Cydonia oblonga, 829-84-D--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 June 03. 174.jpg

Cydonia oblonga, 829-84-D--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 June 03. 174.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga, 829-84-D--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 June 03. 170.jpg

Cydonia oblonga, 829-84-D--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 June 03. 170.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga, 829-84-D--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 June 03. 171.jpg

Cydonia oblonga, 829-84-D--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 June 03. 171.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga, 829-84-D--Arnold Arboretum. 30 June 03. 172.jpg

Cydonia oblonga, 829-84-D--Arnold Arboretum. 30 June 03. 172.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga, 829-84-D--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 June 03. 169.jpg

Cydonia oblonga, 829-84-D--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 June 03. 169.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga, 829-84-D--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 June 03. 173.jpg

Cydonia oblonga, 829-84-D--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 June 03. 173.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 158.jpg

Cydonia oblonga--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 158.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 159.jpg

Cydonia oblonga--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 159.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 160.jpg

Cydonia oblonga--Spain. Andalucia. Jardin Botanico de Cordoba. 2 Oct 04. 160.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 004.jpg

Cydonia oblonga--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 006.jpg

Cydonia oblonga--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 005.jpg

Cydonia oblonga--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 003.jpg

Cydonia oblonga--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 002.jpg

Cydonia oblonga--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cydonia oblonga--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03.  001.jpg

Cydonia oblonga--Italy. Tuscany. Univ. Firenze, Giard. dei Simplici, Florence. 22 May 03. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Iran, Iraq, North Caucasus, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Uzbekistan; introduced into 56 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Northern America, and Southern America; presence uncertain in South European Russia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

829-84-D

June 30, 2003

Location

United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County (Jamaica Plain)

42.307464, -71.120796

Location Remarks

125 Arbor Way, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 2, 2004

Location

Spain, Andalusia (Jardin Botanico de Cordoba)

Location Remarks

Avenida de Linneo s/n, Córdoba.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 22, 2003

Location

Italy, Tuscany (Giardino dei Semplici)

Location Remarks

Via Pier Antonio Micheli, 3, Firenze (Florence). On the campus of the University of Florence.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Cydonia

Specific Epithet

oblonga

Authorship

Mill.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 7.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#107,749 of 335,497

Top 33%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →