Pyrus elaeagrifolia, also Oleaster-leafed Pear, is a species of wild pear plant in the Rosaceae family native to Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Ukraine - Krym.[1] It prefers dry habitat and elevations up to 1,700 meters (5,600 ft). It grows to a height of 10 meters (33 ft). The flowers are hermaphrodite.[2] The species is highly resistant to drought and frost. It is sympatric with Pyrus pyraster. The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1793.[3]
Varieties
Known subspecies are: Pyrus elaeagrifolia subsp. elaeagrifolia (no accessions), Pyrus elaeagrifolia subsp. kotschyana, Pyrus elaeagrifolia subsp. bulgarica, and Pyrus elaeagrifolia subsp. yaltirikii.[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 GRIN (May 10, 2012). "Pyrus elaeagrifolia Pall.". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Pyrus elaeagnifolia - Pall.". Plants for a Future. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ Hanelt, Peter; Büttner, R. (2001). Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. p. 465. ISBN 3-540-41017-1.
- ↑ Kole, Chittaranjan (2001). Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources: Temperate Fruits. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. p. 149. ISBN 978-3-642-16056-1.
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