Pyrus sinkiangensis — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, China, Tibet,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A tree. It grows 6-9 m tall. The small branches are purplish brown. The leaves are oval and 6-8 cm long by 3.5-5 cm wide. They can have a white coating when young. The flowers are 1.5-2.5 cm across. The petals are white. The fruit is oval and yellowish green, They are 2.5-5 cm across. Probably Pyrus x sinkiangensis

References (3)

Encyclopedia of Life
Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 575
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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