Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 2524

Genus ja: セイヨウカリン

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# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 0 (from names table)

Accepted: Synonym (= Crataegus)

Family: Rosaceae

Family ja: バラ

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Amygdaloideae: Tribe Maleae: Subtribe Malinae

Citation:

Data source	Kind of information	Note
Kew Gardens (2017) Plants of the world online (POWO). Accessed on 18 Jan 2024	Scientific name & others		Show this Data source

Distribution en:

Description en: Genus of one species of deciduous tree or large shrub found in woodland and thickets in mountainous regions of S.E. Europe and S.W. Asia. It is grown for its attractive, spreading habit, its colourful autumn foliage, its bowl-shaped flowers, borne singly at the ends of short shoots, and its flattened, apple-like fruit, which have prominent, persistent calyces. Grow as a specimen tree. The fruit are edible following the first frosts in late autumn, when they are well-ripened and partly rotten.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy.

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Propagation en: Sow seed in a seedbed in autumn. Bud in late summer.

Pests en: Aphids, brown rot, caterpillars, and powdery mildew may cause problems.

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Update information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2024-01-18 11:13 by hkokubun@mac.com