Cydonia oblonga
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Kampi, nature trail, near first bridge (from start at restaurant Potamos), fragments of riverine forest with many formerly cultivated fruit trees (Hand et al. 2022).
Alien: Casual.
Does not occur as a wild plant (Meikle 1977).
Wild plants are noted in several places (Tsintides et al. 2002).
"First specimen-based record for Cyprus. Quince “is occasionally cultivated in Cyprus” according to Meikle (1977) which is confirmed by Tsintides & al. (2002). The latter also mention observations of naturalised shrubs in various parts of Cyprus, although details have never been published. The tree mentioned above was c. 5 m high, and grew on a wall where it certainly was not planted. However, older trees in the vicinity most probably were relicts of cultivation. No self-sustaining populations are known from Cyprus and thus the species is classified as ‘Casual’"(Hand et al. 2022).
Meikle RD (1977) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 1.
Tsintides T, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (2002) Trees and shrubs in Cyprus. Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis—Cyprus Forest Association, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Hand R, Hadjikyriakou GN, Makris C (2022) New noteworthy records of flowering plants in Cyprus (1995–2022). Cypricola 22: 1-12.