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Taxon: Pyrus communis L. subsp. pyraster (L.) Ehrh.

Genus: Pyrus section: Pyrus
Family: Rosaceae subfamily: Spiraeoideae tribe: Pyreae subtribe: Pyrinae.
Nomen number: 448613
Place of publication: Hannover Mag. 1780(14):223. 1780 (Beitr. Naturk. 1:100. 1787)
Name verified on: 03-Mar-2006 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 18-Dec-2008
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Corvallis (COR).
Accessions: 44 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • only available ) NPGS core subset accessions for the crop ‘PEAR’ ) or .
  • Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


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Common names:

  • wild pear   (Source: Zander ed17 [as P. pyraster]) – English
  • poirier sauvage   (Source: Zander ed17 [as P. pyraster]) – French
  • Wild-Birne   (Source: Zander ed17 [as P. pyraster]) – German
  • Wilder-Birnbaum   (Source: Zander ed17 [as P. pyraster]) – German
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Economic importance:

  • Gene sources: related to pear   (fide Mansf Ency, as P. pyraster)
  • Materials: wood   (especially for musical instruments fide Mansf Ency, as P. pyraster)

Distributional range:

      Native:
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Western Asia: Turkey
  • EUROPE
    Europe

References:


Synonyms:


Check other databases for Pyrus communis L. subsp. pyraster (L.) Ehrh.:

  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops

Images:

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  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?448613 (09 February 2010)

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