Pyrus pyrifolia var. culta (Makino) Nakai

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Basionym : Pyrus sinensis var. culta Makino
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm.f.) Nakai
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated
  • Key identification features : Flowers white, 6-9 in umbel, appearing with new leaves or just below them. Fruit hard, rough. Flesh very gritty
  • Flower, Fruit : April-May
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Satara district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : China, Laos, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : China, Laos, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • M.R. Almeida (1998). Flora of Maharashtra vol.2
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pyrus pyrifolia var. culta. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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