Pyrus communis L. subsp. pyraster (L.) Ehrh. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Pyrus

Section:

Pyrus

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Amygdaloideae

Tribe:

Maleae

Subtribe:

Malinae

Nomen number:

448613

Place of publication:

Hannover. Mag. 18:223. 1780 (Beitr. Naturk. 1:100. 1787)

Verified:

03/03/2006 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. caucasica (Fed.) Browicz (0 active accession[s])
Pyrus communis L. subsp. communis (0 active accession[s])

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

Basionym

Pyrus communis L. var. pyraster L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Pyrus pyraster (L.) Burgsd.

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Reference(s)

Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. Note: = Pyrus communis L.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Pyrus pyraster
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: lists as Pyrus communis subsp. pyraster (L.) Gams ex Hegi; = P. pyraster (L.) Burgsd.
Palombi, M. A. et al. 2007. In vitro regeneration of wild pear (Pyrus pyraster Burgsd) clones tolerant to Fe-chlorosis and somaclonal variation analysis by RAPD markers. Pl. Cell Rep. 26:484-496.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Volk, G. M. et al. 2006. Diversity of wild Pyrus communis based on microsatellite analyses. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 131:408-417.
Voltas, J. et al. 2007. Phenotypic diversity and delimitation between wild and cultivated forms of the genus Pyrus in North-eastern Spain based on morphometric analyses. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 54:1473-1487. Note: = Pyrus pyraster citing "subsp. pyraster (L.) Gams"
Wolko, L. et al. 2010. Genetic diversity of European pear cultivars (Pyrus communis L.) and wild pear (Pyrus pyraster (L.) Burgsd.) inferred from microsatellite markers analysis. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 57:801-806. Note: = Pyrus pyraster citing "subsp. pyraster (L.)"
Yamamoto, T. & E. Chevreau. 2009. Pear genomics. Genetics and genomics of Rosaceae 163-186. Note: as "Pyrus communis subsp. pyraster (L.)"

Common names

English
wild pear –
French
poirier sauvage –
German
Wild-Birne –
Wilder-Birnbaum –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	Note
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy	c.s.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	North Macedonia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Turkey

Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy (c.s.), North Macedonia, Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Materials	wood	especially for musical instruments, as Pyrus pyraster	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6

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