Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai

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Derivation of specific name:	speciosa: showy, good-looking
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Growth form(s):	Shrub under 2 m.
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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chaenomeles speciosa
African Plant Database: Chaenomeles speciosa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chaenomeles speciosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Chaenomeles speciosa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Chaenomeles speciosa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Chaenomeles speciosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chaenomeles speciosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Chaenomeles speciosa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chaenomeles speciosa
Plants of the World Online: Chaenomeles speciosa
Tropicos: Chaenomeles speciosa
Wikipedia: Chaenomeles speciosa

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Chaenomeles speciosa.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=165830, retrieved 13 July 2025

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