Pyrus communis L.

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (ROSE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rosaceae
  • Species : Pyrus communis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pyrus communis L.
  • Common name : The Pear Tree, Country Pear, Wild Pear, Bhutan Pear
  • Vernacular name : Perikay, Naattu Peri (Tam.); Berikay (Tel.)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : March-October
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Cultivated for its edible fruits on higher hills.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Yercaud Hills (Salem district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district) (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : Persia to Europe, Indo-Himalaya, Tibet
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Pyrus communis. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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