Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rosaceae | Genus: Pyrus | Species: Pyrus communis Linn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Flower Color | White | |
| Common Name | Sand Pear, Chinese pear | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Sand Pear, Chinese pear | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Nashpati | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 2000 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a pyriform (pear-shaped) pome with persistent or deciduous calyx; seed blackish. |
| Habitat | It is a tree of warm temperate and subtropical regions. | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Russian Federation, Turkey, cultivated as fruit tree in across the world. | Bark Details | Bark grey-brown, with shallow furrows and flat-topped scaly ridges. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | , Chandigarh , Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous tree up to 10 m tall. Stem bears small, reddish-brown, narrow-angled branches; Bark grey-brown, with shallow furrows and flat-topped scaly ridges. Leaves alternate, simple, elliptic-ovate, margin finely serrate, obtuse tips; Petioles stipulate. Flower corymbose inflorescences, 5-7 showy white, borne from terminal. Fruit a pyriform (pear-shaped) pome with persistent or deciduous calyx; seed blackish. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, simple, elliptic-ovate, margin finely serrate, obtuse tips; Petioles stipulate. |
