Pyrus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 479 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Eurasia to Indo-China, NW. Africa.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Tunisia

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krym, Laos, Manchuria, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, Ecuador, Florida, Free State, Georgia, Great Britain, Guinea, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Kansas, Kentucky, Kriti, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Australia, South Carolina, Sweden, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1970 Davis [45018] Turkey K000758070 Type Yes
Dehne [1756] Germany K000782643 No
Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 679] China K001111580 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rix, E.M. [395] Turkey K000809218 No
Bornmüller, J. [1767] K000758068 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-29047.158 No
Oliver [s.n.] United Kingdom K000782616 Yes
K:SPC-11660.000 No
Jury, S.L.; Lafkih, A.,, Upson, T.M., Walters [13718] Morocco K000809219 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 680] Nepal K001111582 Unknown Type Material Yes
Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 675] India K001111570 Type Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 680] India K001111585 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-65718.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 680] Nepal K001111584 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chase, M.W. [41473] Hungary K000696134 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 679] Nepal K001111579 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 680] Nepal K001111581 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschty, T. [533] Turkey K000758072 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 680] Burma K001111583 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-36249.000 No
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 679] India K001111578 Unknown Type Material Yes
Webb, W.S. [Cat. no. 676] India K001111572 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000758089 Type Yes
Kotschty, T. [533] Turkey K000758071 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 675] India K001111569 Type Yes
Szovits [s.n.] K000758067 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 675] Nepal K001111571 Type Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-65890.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0