Cydonia oblonga Mill., 1768 22% complete

Quince

Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 1 (1768)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Cydonia oblonga, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced6 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded9 Not on the record14 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author Mill. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 1 (1768) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1768 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Quince No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Rose family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Caucasus to C. Asia No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 488 cm
  • 487.68 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 92, 214, 251, 500, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type phanerophyte
  • phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 71, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color white, magenta Sourced
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit color yellow Sourced
Fruit shape pome Sourced
Growth rate empty Not on the record
Maximum height empty
  • 600 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 92, 214, 251, 500, 918
Not on the record
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Phenology
Duration perennial Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Soil nutriments empty
  • 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Not on the record
Soil salinity empty
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Not on the record
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • berries_nuts_seeds, food_general, medical, ornamental, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record