Pyrus elaeagrifolia

Species of pear tree

Pyrus elaeagrifolia

Pyrus elaeagrifolia stem with leaves
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Pyrus
Species:	P. elaeagrifolia
Binomial name
*Pyrus elaeagrifolia* Pall.

Pyrus elaeagrifolia, the oleaster-leaved pear, is a species of wild pear plant in the genus Pyrus (Rosaceae), the specific name referring to the similarity of its foliage to that of Elaeagnus angustifolia - the so-called 'wild olive' or oleaster.

It is native to Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Crimea.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Varieties

Known subspecies are: Pyrus elaeagrifolia subsp. elaeagrifolia (no accessions), Pyrus elaeagrifolia subsp. kotschyana, Pyrus elaeagrifolia subsp. bulgarica, and Pyrus elaeagrifolia subsp. yaltirikii.^[2]^[5]

References

^ Kell, S.P. & Wilson, B. (2018). "Pyrus elaeagrifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T173012A19400073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T173012A19400073.en. Retrieved 20 July 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pyrus elaeagrifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 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.