Pyrus syriaca var. microphylla
Zohary ex Browicz
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
How to Identify
A temperate tree in the Rosaceae family, a relative of pears.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Pyrus syriaca, commonly known as the Syrian pear, is a deciduous tree in the family Rosaceae. The tree grows up to 13 metres tall with a broad, sometimes irregular crown. It features reddish-brown to grey branches marked by small lenticels, elliptic to ovate leaves with toothed margins, and white five-petalled flowers that appear in loose clusters during late April to early May. Its fruits are greenish-yellow pomes ranging from nearly spherical to broadly pear-shaped, maturing from late August through October. Native to the eastern Mediterranean region and adjacent areas, its range extends from southern Turkey and the Transcaucasus through Cyprus, western Syria, northeastern Iraq, Lebanon, western Jordan, and into southwestern Iran. The species favours dry, well-drained habitats, often growing on sun-exposed, rocky slopes and in open oak forests, sometimes forming nearly pure stands alongside almond, maple, and hawthorn trees.
References (1)
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
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