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Cydonia oblonga

In cultivation.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

A close up of Cydonia oblonga flowers.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

quince

Biostatus

Exotic

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Red/Pink, White

Detailed description

Large shrub or small tree up to 5-(8) m high and several m in diam.

Habitat

Old cultivation sites and settlements reverting to scrub.

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Rosaceae

Authority

Cydonia oblonga Mill.

Ecology

Flowering

September, October, November

Fruiting

February to April

Year naturalised

1922

Origin

S.W. Asia

Reason for introduction

Agricultural

Other information

Etymology

cydonia: A name given by the ancients to the common quince, which grew in abundance in Cydon, Crete

oblonga: Oblong

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