Crataegus orientalis
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| Crataegus orientalis subsp. orientalis | |
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| Species: | C. orientalis
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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]
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.
Uses
Culinary uses
In Caucasia the fruits are either eaten raw or used to make a type of sweet bread.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f 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". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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