Chaenomeles speciosa
A species in the Rosaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Chaenomeles
- Species
- Chaenomeles speciosa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1929
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Chaenomeles speciosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
31 synonyms in this snapshot
- Chaenomeles albaCarrière
- Chaenomeles alba unranked grandifloraCarrière
- Chaenomeles angustifoliaKoidz.
- Chaenomeles angustifolia var. eburnea(Carrière) Nakai
- Chaenomeles cardinalis(CarriŠre) Nakai
- Chaenomeles cardinalis(Carrière) Nakai
- Chaenomeles cardinalis var. tortuosaNakai
- Chaenomeles citripommaCarrière
- Chaenomeles eburnea(CarriŠre) Nakai
- Chaenomeles eburnea(Carrière) Nakai
- Chaenomeles eugenioidesKoidz.
- Chaenomeles eugenioides var. alba(G.Lodd.) Nakai
- Chaenomeles eugenioides var. tortuosaNakai
- Chaenomeles japonica var. cardinalisCarrière
- Chaenomeles japonica var. eburneaCarrière
- Chaenomeles japonica var. extuscoccineaCarrière
- Chaenomeles japonica var. genuinaMaxim.
- Chaenomeles speciosa f. alba(G.Lodd.) H.Hara
- Chaenomeles speciosa f. eburnea(Carrière) H.Hara
- Chaenomeles speciosa f. extuscoccinea(Carrière) H.Hara
- Chaenomeles speciosa f. gaujardii(Lem.) H.Hara
- Chaenomeles speciosa f. papeleusii(Lem.) H.Hara
- Chaenomeles speciosa f. tortuosa(Nakai) H.Hara
- Cydonia citripomma(Carrière) Mottet
- Cydonia japonica var. gaujardiiLem.
- Cydonia japonica var. genuina(Maxim.) T.Itô
- Cydonia japonica var. papeleusiiLem.
- Cydonia speciosaSweet
- Cydonia umbatoM.Roem.
- Pyrus japonica var. albaG.Lodd.
- Pyrus speciosa(Sweet) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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