Species on this page (A =names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

• Cydonia cathayensis Hemsl. -> Chaenomeles cathayensis (Hemsl.) C. K. Schneid.
• Cydonia cydonia Karst. -> Cydonia oblonga Mill.  A
• Cydonia europaea Savi -> Cydonia oblonga Mill.    A
• Cydonia indica Spach. -> Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa
• Cydonia japonica (Thunb.) Pers. -> Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach
• Cydonia lagenaria Loisel. -> Chaenomeles lagenaria (Loisel.) Koidz.
• Cydonia  lusitanica Mill.  ->   Cydonia oblonga Mill. var. lusitanica Mill.
• Cydonia maliformis Mill. -> Cydonia oblonga Mill. subsp. maliformis (Mill.) Thell.
• Cydonia oblonga Mill.    A
• Cydonia oblonga Mill. var. lusitanica Mill.
• Cydonia oblonga Mill. var. maliformis Mill. -> Cydonia oblonga Mill. subsp. maliformis (Mill.) Thell.
• Cydonia oblonga Mill. var. marmorata Dipp.
• Cydonia oblonga Mill. var. pyramidalis Dipp.
• Cydonia oblonga Mill. var. pyriformis Kirchn. -> Cydonia oblonga Mill. subsp. pyriformis (Medik.) Thell.
• Cydonia pyriformis Medik. -> Cydonia oblonga Mill. subsp. pyriformis (Medik.) Thell.
• Cydonia sinensis Thouin -> Chaenomeles sinensis (Thouin) Koehne = Pseudocydonia sinensis (Thouin) C. K. Schneid. A
• Cydonia speciosa Sweet -> Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai
• Cydonia vulgaris Pers. -> Cydonia oblonga Mill.     A

SYNONYM(S) :  Cydonia cydonia Karst., Cydonia europaea Savi, Cydonia vulgaris Pers., Pyrus cydonia L., Sorbus cydonia Crantz.

ARABIC : Habbus safarjal (seeds), Safarjal.

CHINESE :  榅桲   Wen po.

DANISH : Almindelig kvæde, Kvæde , Kvædetræ , Pærekvæde.

DUTCH : Japanse kwee, Kwee, Kweeboom, Kweepeer.

ENGLISH : Common quince, Quince, Quince seeds, Quince tree.

FINNISH : Kvitteni.

FRENCH : Cognassier, Cognassier à fruit comestible, Coing,  Graines de coing.

GERMAN : Echte quitte, Quitte, Quittenbaum.

GREEK : Kydoni.

HINDI : Behidana (seeds).

HEBREW : Habush.

ITALIAN : Cotogno, Mela , Melocotogno, Pomo cotogno.

JAPANESE :   マルメロ    Marumero.

NORWEGIAN : Kvede.

PERSIAN :     درخت به        ,  Safarjal, Tukhme safarjal (seeds).

POLISH : Pigwa, Pigwapospolita.

PORTUGUESE : Cidónia, Marmeleiro, Marmelo.

RUSSIAN :   Айва   Aiva,  Айва обыкновенная  Aiva obyknovennaia.

SERBIAN : Dunja.

SPANISH : Membrillero,Membrillo.

SWEDISH : Kvitten, Kvitten-arter.

TURKISH : Ayva, Ayva agh.

DUTCH : Kweepeer.

DUTCH : Kweeappel.

ENGLISH :    Apple-shape-fruited quince.

GERMAN : Apfel-Quitte.

DUTCH : Kweepeer.

ENGLISH : Pear-shape-fruitedquince.

GERMAN : Birnen-Quitte.

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