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*Pyrus Linnaeus. Subfamily: Amygdaloideae. Tribe: Maleae. Subtribe: Malinae. Common name: Pear.

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A genus of about 85 species, trees and shrubs, of Eurasia and n. Africa. Infrageneric taxonomy follows Jin et al. (2024). We do not follow the tremendous re-expansion of Pyrus proposed by Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng (2018).

References: Catling & Mitrow (2014a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014); Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng (2018); Jin et al. (2024); Kalkman In Kubitzki et al. (2004); Robertson (1974); Wright et al. (2023); Zheng et al. (2014). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Pyrus calleryana | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Pyrus communis | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Pyrus calleryana | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Pyrus calleryana | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Pyrus pyrifolia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Pyrus pyrifolia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Weakley | Pyrus pyrifolia source | Original Image ⭷

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