Crataegus orientalis | |
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Crataegus orientalis subsp. orientalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Crataegus |
Species: | C. orientalis |
Binomial name | |
Crataegus orientalis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Crataegus orientalis, known as oriental hawthorn,[2] is a species of hawthorn native to the Mediterranean region, Turkey, Caucasia, Crimea, and western Iran, with fruits that are orange or various shades of red.[1][3]
This species is highly variable. Knud Ib Christensen in his monograph[1] divides it into four subspecies:
Uses
Culinary uses
In Caucasia the fruits are either eaten raw or used to make a type of sweet bread.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Christensen, Knud Ib (1992). Revision of Crataegus sect. Crataegus and nothosect. Crataeguineae (Rosaceae-Maloideae) in the Old World. Systematic Botany Monographs. Vol. 35. American Society of Plant Taxonomists. ISBN 978-0-912861-35-7.
- ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- 1 2 Asheghi, M. Sajad (2022-03-01). "Phenotypic Diversity of Crataegus orientalis subsp. szovitsii (Pojark.) K.I.Chr. Population in Markazi Province, Iran". Erwerbs-Obstbau. 64 (1): 69–74. doi:10.1007/s10341-021-00605-2. ISSN 1439-0302.
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