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Pyrus (Pear genus) Life
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About 30 species, native to Europe, North Africa and Asia.
Pyrus communis (Pear, Common pear) is
cultivated for its fruit, especially in the Western Cape where it has also
become naturalised. An additional five species and one hybrid are cultivated in
southern Africa.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Pyrus
communis (Pear, Common pear)
Native to Europe and southwestern Asia. Cultivated extensively in southern
Africa for its fruit, especially in the Western Cape where it has also
become naturalised. |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Pyrus calleryana (Chinese pear)
Native to central and southern China. |
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Pyrus nivalis (Snow pear)
Native to central and southeastern Europe. |
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Pyrus pyrifolia (Sand pear)
Native to central and western China. |
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Pyrus salicifolia (Willow-leaved
pear)
Native from the Caucasus to Turkey. |
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Pyrus ussuriensis
Native from eastern Siberia to Japan. |
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Pyrus x lecontei |
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