Cydonia oblonga Mill.
Engl.: quince.
Deu.: Echte Quitte, Quitte.
Fran.: cognassier, coing.
Sven.: kvitten.
Suom.: kvitteni.
Pharm.: cydonium, quince-seed.
Bot. syn.: Cydonia vulgaris Pers., Pyrus cydonia L.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: Elizabeth Blackwell, 1737 (Vol. 1), 1739 (Vol. 2).
Classic texts: The American Eclectic Dispensatory, by John King, 1854.
Classic texts: Woodville 1790-1794.
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
'Lusitanica'. Flower and leaf. Copenhagen bot.g., Denmark. Planted. 2005-06-05.
'Lusitanica'. Branch in flower. Copenhagen bot.g., Denmark. Planted. 2005-06-05.
A closer view at a branch in fruit. Goslar, Germany. Planted. 2004-09-21.
Branch heavy with fruit against the sky. Goslar, Germany. Planted. 2004-09-21.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: Sayre 1917.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: Cook 1869.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: Boericke 1901.
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