Crataegus orientalis
| Crataegus orientalis | |
|---|---|
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| Crataegus orientalis subsp. orientalis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Series: | Orientales Pojark.[1] |
| Species: | C. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus orientalis M.Bieb. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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C. boissieri Willk. | |
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]
This species is highly variable. Knud Ib Christensen in his monograph[1] divides it into four subspecies:
- C. orientalis subsp. orientalis
- C. orientalis subsp. pojarkovae (Kossych) Byatt has orange fruit.[1]
- C. orientalis subsp. presliana K.I.Chr.
- C. orientalis subsp. szovitsii (Pojarkova) K.I.Chr.
Flowers of C. orientalis subsp. orientalis
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 6 Christensen, K.I. (1992). Revision of Crataegus sect. Crataegus and nothosect. Crataeguineae (Rosaceae-Maloideae) in the Old World. Systematic Botany Monographs. 35: 1–199.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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