Cydonia oblonga, 829-84-D--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 June 03. 174.jpg
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.
Location
United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County (Jamaica Plain)
42.307464, -71.120796
Location Remarks
125 Arbor Way, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Spain, Andalusia (Jardin Botanico de Cordoba)
Location Remarks
Avenida de Linneo s/n, Córdoba.
Collectors
No collectors specified
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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Cydonia
Specific Epithet
oblonga
Authorship
Mill.
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#107,749 of 335,497
Top 33%
Extinction probability
6%
