Cydonia vulgaris Pers.

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Name not found
  • Habit : Shrub or small tree
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Comments / notes : Commonly cultivated in Kashmir. Best consumed after roasting, baking or as stew. Also used in jams, jellies or as pudding.
  • Flower, Fruit : February-March
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Southwest Europe and Minor Asia
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Southwest Europe and Asia
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 119
    • Patel N.C., Rathod B.G., Shah V.N. & Mahajan Ashok (2011). Cydonia vulgaris Pers.: A review on diversity, cultivation, chemistry and utilization. Der Pharmacia Lettre, 3(3): 51-61
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cydonia vulgaris. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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