English: Flowering quince; Chinese quince; Japanese quince.
Chinese: Zhou pi mugua.
Region: eastern Asia.
Botany: thorny deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub, about 2 m high; flowers red, sometimes white or pink; fruit is a fragrant but hard pome that resembles a quince.
Use: traditional Chinese medicine; ornamental for twining habit and showy flowers; informal low hedge.