Pyrus austriaca

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Pyrus austriaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Pyrus
Species:
P. austriaca
Binomial name
Pyrus austriaca

Pyrus austriaca, the Austrian pear, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Pyrus found in central and southern Europe, and Turkey.[2] They are very large trees for pears, reaching 20 m. It is thought to be a hybrid species of Pyrus pyraster (European wild pear) and Pyrus nivalis (snow pear or yellow pear).[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sched. Fl. Exs. Austro-Hung. 7: 15 (1896)
  2. ^ "Pyrus orientalis A.Kern". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ Sansavini, Silviero (2002). Proceedings of the VIIIth International Symposium on Pear. Ferrara-Bologna, Italy: International Society for Horticultural Science. pp. 191–192.