Pyrus

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Pyrus L.
ROSACEAE
PEAR
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Classification
ROSALES
Pyrus
Citation
PYRUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 479. 1753.
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TYPE: Pyrus communis Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 287. 1913.
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Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Pyrus calleryana CALLERY PEAR Not Native
Pyrus communis COMMON PEAR Not Native
Identification Key
1.  Calyx lobes densely woolly-pubescent on the inner surface, deciduous in fruit; styles (2)3; fruit globular, brownish with white speckles, 1-1.5 cm long
P. calleryana
1.  Calyx lobes sparsely woolly-pubescent on the inner surface towards the base, persistent in fruit; styles 5; fruit pyriform, green to yellow to red, sometimes brownish, usually with darker speckles, 3-16 cm long
P. communis
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Azarolus Azarolus Borkhausen, Theor. Prakt. Handb. Forstbot. 1224. 1803. TYPE: Non designatus.
Hahnia Hahnia Medikus, Gesch. Bot. 81. 1793. TYPE: Non designatus.
Lazarolus Lazarolus Medikus, Philos. Bot. 1: 135, 155. 1789. TYPE: Lazarolus pollveria (Linnaeus) Medikus (Pyrus pollveria Linnaeus)
Micromeles Micromeles Decaisne, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 10: 125, 168. 1874. TYPE: Non designatus.
Pyrenia Pyrenia Clairville, Man. Herbor. Suisse 161. 1811. TYPE: Non designatus.