Pyrus communis L. subsp. caucasica (Fed.) Browicz GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Pyrus

Section:

Pyrus

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Amygdaloideae

Tribe:

Maleae

Subtribe:

Malinae

Nomen number:

313573

Place of publication:

P. Davis, Flora of Turkey 4:163. 1972

Verified:

07/08/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Pyrus communis L. (0 active accession[s])
Pyrus communis L. subsp. communis (0 active accession[s])
Pyrus communis L. subsp. pyraster (L.) Ehrh. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Pyrus caucasica Fed.

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Reference(s)

Asanidze, Z. et al. 2011. Comparative morphometric study and relationships between the Caucasian species of wild pear (Pyrus spp.) and local cultivars in Georgia. Flora 206:974-986. Note: as Pyrus caucasica
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Ferradini, N. et al. 2017. Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of ancient Italian landraces of pear. Front. Plant Sci. 8:751. Pages 1-13. Note: as Pyrus caucasica
Fischer, M. 2009. Pear breeding. Breeding plantation tree crops: temperate species 135-160. Note: as Pyrus caucasica is mentioned as one of the probable ancestors of the domesticated pear
Volk, G. M. et al. 2006. Diversity of wild Pyrus communis based on microsatellite analyses. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 131:408-417.
Westwood, M. N. 1999. pers. comm. via e-mail from K. Hummer on 12 Oct Note: one of progenitors of Pyrus communis L.
Yamamoto, T. & E. Chevreau. 2009. Pear genomics. Genetics and genomics of Rosaceae 163-186. Note: this study cited both Pyrus caucasica and P. communis subsp. caucasica

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]

Europe