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Also known as European pear, pear

species of plant

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Pyrus communis L. is a species of plant within the family Rosaceae. It belongs to the genus Pyrus and is classified under the order Rosales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. This deciduous fruit tree is a source of pears and pear juice, with food as a primary use. Common names for the taxon include European Pear, Coeden Ellyg, كمثرى, and Adi armud.

The species has a taxon range in China. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2017. Occurrence records are held by institutions such as FESI-UNAM, UACH, INECOL, IIB-UV, and FCB-BUAP, with data associated with Mexico.

Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, IUCN Red List, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Pyrus communis

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRosales
  5. FamilyRosaceae
Native toAlbania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia
Observations recorded100,575

Pyrus communis Le Poirier commun (Pyrus communis L.) est un arbre fruitier de la famille des Rosacées, cultivé pour son fruit, la poire. Originaires des régions tempérées d'Europe et d'Asie de l'Ouest, les poiriers domestiques sont extrêmement variables puisque plusieurs milliers de cultivars distincts ont été recensés et sont cultivés dans près de 80 pays,.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,820
With media
2,052
Family
Rosaceae
Collections
FESI-UNAM, UACH, INECOL, IIB-UV, FCB-BUAP, ECOSUR
Recorded in
Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
fruit tree
Parent taxon
Pyrus
Image
(MHNT) Poirier Fleurs et feuilles.jpg
Has use
food
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taxon name
Pyrus communis
Commons category
Pyrus communis
taxon rank
species
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Pyrus communis
taxon common name
European pear
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon range
China
short name
P. communis
taxon author citation
L.
foliage type
deciduous plant
OpenStreetMap tag
species=Pyrus_communis
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Encyclopedic overview

Pyrus communis, the common pear, is a species of pear native to central and eastern Europe, and western Asia.

It is one of the most important fruits of temperate regions, being the species from which most orchard pear cultivars grown in Europe, North America, and Australia have been developed. Two other species of pear, the Nashi pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) and the hybrid Chinese white or ya pear (Pyrus × bretschneideri, Chinese: 白梨; pinyin: báilí) are more widely grown in East Asia.

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