Pyrus pyrifolia

(Burman f.) Nakai

Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 40: 564. 1926.

Common names: Chinese pear
Introduced
Basionym: Ficus pyrifolia Burman f. Fl. Indica, 226. 1768
Synonyms: Pyrus serotina Rehder
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 481. Mentioned on page 480, 482.

Plants 70–150 dm. Branches purplish brown or dark-brown, tawny villous or tomentose when young, glabrescent; thorns usually absent. Leaves: petiole 3–4.5 cm, tomentose when young; blade ovate or ovate-elliptic, 7–12 × 4–6.5 cm, base rounded or subcordate, margins spinulose-serrate, apex acute, surfaces glabrous or brown-lanate when young. Pedicels 3.5–5 cm, pubescent when young. Flowers 25–35 mm diam.; sepals triangular-ovate, 5 mm, apex acuminate; petals white, ovate, 15–17 mm; ovaries 5-locular; styles 5. Pomes brownish with pale dots, subglobose, 20–25 mm diam.; sepals deciduous. 2n = 34.


Phenology: Flowering Apr.
Habitat: Old fields
Elevation: 50–400 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Ill., Va., W.Va., Asia (China), Asia (Laos), Asia (Vietnam)

Discussion

The type collection of the species is from Japan, but the plant is doubtfully native there.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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glabrous or +  and sparsely densely tomentose +
acuminate;acute +
Paul M. Catling +  and Gisèle Mitrow +
(Burman f.) Nakai +
persistent +
orangebrown +, reddish +  and gray +
compound +  and simple +
opposite +  and alternate +
subcordate +  and rounded +
Ficus pyrifolia +
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
ovate-elliptic +  and ovate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
leathery +  and firm +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +  and 6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br /> (?) +
young +, when +, tomentose +, villous +, tawny +, dark-brown +  and purplish brown +
glabrescent +
triangular-ovoid;ovoid;triangular-ovoid;ovoid;ovoid +
adnate +  and connate +
Chinese pear +
tomentose +  and glabrous +
umbel-like +
Ill. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Asia (China) +, Asia (Laos) +  and Asia (Vietnam) +
not +  and aggregated +
50–400 m +
glabrous +  and hairy +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
not +  and aggregated +
not +  and aggregated +
dotted +, yellow +, green +, red +  and brown +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Old fields +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
cupular +  and campanulate +
crassinucellate +
deciduous +
crenulate +  and crenate +
inferior +  and superior +
biseriate +  and clustered +
collateral +  and basal +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
0 (?) +  and 4 (?) +
free +  and distinct +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Flowering Apr. +
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
blackish +  and gray +
rectangular +
brownish with pale dots +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
subglobose +
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) +
tomentose +  and glabrous +
umbel-like +
not arillate +
deciduous +
free +  and distinct +
triangular-ovate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
Introduced +
free +  and distinct +
branched +  and simple +
1 +  and many +
lanceolate +
not +  and persistent +
distinct +
basal +, lateral +, subterminal +  and terminal +
elongate +
brown-lanate +  and glabrous +
Pyrus serotina +
Pyrus pyrifolia +
species +
inconspicuous +
oval +  and pyramidal +