Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai

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Northern suburbs, Harare

Synonyms:	Ficus pyrifolia Burm. f.
Common names:	Asian pear (English) Chinese pear (English) Japanese pear (English) Nashi pear (English) Sand pear (English)
Description:	Tree to 17 m tall. Leaves ovate-oblong, glabrous or becoming so, glossy-green, the margin conspicuously setose-serrate. Flowers white, 6-9 to an umbel. Fruit apple-shaped, very hard and rough, calyx-lobes falling before maturity; flesh very gritty.
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Derivation of specific name:	pyrifolia: leaves resembling a pear (Pyrus sp.)
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Worldwide distribution:	Native to western and central China.
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Image last updated:	Thursday 12 February 2015
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pyrus pyrifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pyrus pyrifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pyrus pyrifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pyrus pyrifolia
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iNaturalist: Pyrus pyrifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pyrus pyrifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Pyrus pyrifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pyrus pyrifolia
Plants of the World Online: Pyrus pyrifolia
Tropicos: Pyrus pyrifolia
Wikipedia: Pyrus pyrifolia