Pyrus communis L.

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : ROSACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pyrus communis L.
  • Common name : The Pear Tree, Country Pear, Wild Pear, Bhutan Pear, Common pear, Saberjilli
  • Vernacular name : Perikay, Naattu Peri (Tamil); Pare kaya (Telugu); Saberjilli (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated in high ranges for its edible fruits, known as 'Pear'.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-October
  • Collection Nos : CS 4951
  • Collection Locality : Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district, Kolar district
    • Kerala : Idukki district
  • Native : Central Asia and Europe
  • World Distribution : India, Persia to Europe, Indo Himalayas, Malaya
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis; Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pyrus communis. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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