Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aria crenata (D.Don) Decne.; Cormus crenata (D.Don) Koehne; Pyrus crenata D.Don; Pyrus variolosa Wall. ex G.Don; Pyrus verruculosa Bertol.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Common name : Himalayan Pear, Indian wild pear, Wild pear
  • Vernacular name :
    • Mehal, Mole, Kainath, Kainth (Hindi)
    • Soh jhur (Khasi)
    • Mayal (Nepali)
    • Chalthei, Vul (Mizo)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Hillsides and near rivers in mixed temperate evergreen and deciduous forests (with Castanopsis, Schima, Quercus, Lauraceae), and open shrubland; 700 -3000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Isolated trees often found in degraded habitats, around cultivation and near habitation.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Nainital district, Dehradun (Chakrata)
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Iran, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Iran to South Central China and Indo-China, Guinea
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 122
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 606
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pyrus pashia. Downloaded on 13 November 2024.

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