Taxon:
Pyrus communis L. subsp. communis
Summary
Verified:
07/08/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Kim, C. S. et al. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships among Pyrus pyrifolia and P. communis detected by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and conserved rDNA sequences. Sci. Hort. 106:491-501. Note: as Pyrus communis
- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
- Volk, G. M. et al. 2006. Diversity of wild Pyrus communis based on microsatellite analyses. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 131:408-417.
- Yamamoto, T. & E. Chevreau. 2009. Pear genomics. Genetics and genomics of Rosaceae 163-186. Note: as Pyrus communis
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | only cult. |
Cultivated
(only cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Human food | beverage base | | Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2 |
Human food | fruit | | Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2 |