Pyrus phaeocarpa

Pyrus phaeocarpa, the dusky pear or orange pear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the Loess Plateau of northern China.[1][2][3] A wide tree reaching at most 7–8 m (23–26 ft) in height, it is hardy to USDA zone 5, or perhaps even zone 4.[4][5] Its small yellow to brown fruit are edible, and its Autumn foliage is bright orange to orange-red, giving it good potential as an ornamental.[4][5][6] Its chloroplast genome shows that it is closely related to Pyrus pashia, the wild Himalayan pear, and it is suspected to be a hybrid of P. betulifolia, the birchleaf pear, P. pyrifolia, the apple pear, and P. ussuriensis, the Manchurian pear.[7]

Pyrus phaeocarpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Pyrus
Species:
P. phaeocarpa
Binomial name
Pyrus phaeocarpa

References
  1. "Pyrus phaeocarpa Rehder". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. Franklin, Jeff (2021). "Franklin, Jeff Pyrus phaeocarpa Rehd. (dusky pear), growth habit, tree form". mortonarb.org. The Morton Arboretum. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. "Pyrus phaeocarpa - Orange Pear". jurassicplants.co.uk. Jurassicplants Nurseries. 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021. ...stunning display of colour...
  4. "Pyrus phaeocarpa Rehder". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. "Pyrus phaeocarpa - Rehder". pfaf.org. Plants For A Future. 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. "Orange Pear, Pyrus phaeocarpa, deciduous, Spectacular Autumnal Display, Rarely Offered, Great for UK Climate, 8-10cm Plant in an 8cm Pot". bizbuddyv.com. BizBud. 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. Xiang, Qiu-Hong; Zhang, Dong-Xu; Wang, Qing; Wang, Xin-Rui; Guan, Wen-Bin (2019). "The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Pyrus phaeocarpa Rehd". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 4: 1370–1371. doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1598804. S2CID 131934505.


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