Pan India Bouquets

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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Cydonia vulgaris. Downloaded on 6 December 2022.