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471:Maule's quince or Japanese quince
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812:Chaenomeles speciosa
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502:Chaenomeles speciosa
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862:Chaenomeles
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832:Chaenomeles
668:, grown in
650:Chaenomeles
611:C. japonica
599:C. speciosa
591:C. japonica
587:C. speciosa
577:Four named
404:Common Name
375:C. japonica
371:C. speciosa
363:Chaenomeles
359:Chaenomeles
347:C. japonica
343:Chaenomeles
321:Lepidoptera
313:Chaenomeles
254:. They are
232:Chaenomeles
182:Chaenomeles
147:Subfamily:
95:Angiosperms
41:Chaenomeles
25:Chaenomeles
1173:Categories
784:2011-07-08
754:2023-04-24
716:References
678:astringent
325:brown-tail
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704:and true
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593:), while
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65:Kingdom:
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841:Wikidata
690:liqueurs
686:bletting
585:(hybrid
351:japonica
319:of some
252:Rosaceae
195:Species
141:Rosaceae
137:Family:
108:Eudicots
1019:1071378
1006:33706-1
967:3000607
847:Q157616
706:quinces
670:gardens
637:trade.
579:hybrids
395:Flowers
284:flowers
177:Genus:
171:Malinae
157:Tribe:
131:Rosales
127:Order:
69:Plantae
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1065:NZOR:
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889:403672
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710:bonsai
702:apples
698:pectin
662:Europe
605:, and
317:larvae
299:petals
292:styles
288:sepals
280:leaves
264:quince
256:native
249:family
245:shrubs
243:spiny
188:Lindl.
161:Maleae
121:Rosids
1058:36603
1014:IRMNG
993:61237
928:1CNMG
915:29939
700:than
682:frost
479:apple
474:Japan
398:Fruit
353:is a
305:is a
303:fruit
237:genus
235:is a
115:Clade
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902:3LGD
884:BOLD
871:APNI
664:and
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560:syn.
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