In message , Nick Maclaren
writes

In article ,
(Nick Maclaren) writes:
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| There is one species of Chaenomeles that I have not seen (or at least
| not noticed at Kew or elsewhere!) - C. cathayensis. Given that it
| looks SO much like one of that group of the Rosaceae, and I can't
| think of any that match except for Chaenomeles, that's work looking
| into.

There is also Pseudocydonia sinensis, but that doesn't usually have
grooved fruit, either!

"Pome fragrant, dark yellow, narrowly ellipsoid, 10-15 cm, woody;"
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley