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Taxon:  Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don



Summary
Genus:
Pyrus
Section:
Pashia
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
30551
Place of publication:
Prodr. fl. nepal. 236. 1825
Verified:
07/12/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don var. pashia

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pyrus kumaoni Decne.
Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don var. kumaoni (Decne.) Stapf
Pyrus variolosa Wall. ex G. Don
Pyrus verruculosa Bertol.
Pyrus wilhelmii C. K. Schneid.
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Reference(s)
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  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
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  15. Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
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  17. Tuz, A. S. 1972. K voprosu klassifikatsii roda Pyrus L. (Up-to-date systematics of the genus Pyrus L.). Trudy Prikl. Bot. 46(2):77.
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  21. Zamani, A. et al. 2009. Pyrus pashia (Rosaceae), a new record for the Flora of Iran. Iranian J. Bot. 15:72-75.
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Common names
English
Himalayan pear –
German
Himalaya-Birne –
Transcribed Chinese
chuan li –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan e.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia Himalayan region, Assam
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar n.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam n.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan (e.), Iran (n.)
  • CHINA: China [Guizhou Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India (Himalayan region, Assam), Nepal, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Laos, Myanmar (n.), Thailand, Vietnam (n.)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=30551. Accessed 1 May 2025.