Biology:Pyrus boissieriana
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Short description: Species of pear tree
Pyrus boissieriana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Pyrus |
Species: | P. boissieriana
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Binomial name | |
Pyrus boissieriana Buhse
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Pyrus boissieriana, the Boissier pear and telka, is a species of Pyrus (pear) native to the Kopet Dag region on the Turkmenistan and Iranian border.[2] In its native locales it is cultivated as a rootstock for domestic pears.[citation needed]
Pyrus boissieriana is a regional deciduous tree in the woodland which also has many different fruit trees, shrubs, and vines valuable for human use. It is named after botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Pyrus boissieriana Buhse". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:730723-1.
- ↑ "Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. http://worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/pa1008.
Wikidata ☰ Q7263788 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrus boissieriana.
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