Pyrus glabra

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Pyrus
Sectio: P. sect. Pyrus
Species: Pyrus glabra
Name

Pyrus glabra Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 53 (1846).
Synonyms

Basionym
Pyrus syriaca subsp. glabra (Boiss.) Browicz, Arbor. Kórnickie 38: 24 (1993).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Additional references

Rechinger, K.H. 1969. Rosaceae I. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.) Flora Iranica. Vol. 66. 217 pp., 60 tab., Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz. Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2021. Pyrus glabra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 March 22. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pyrus glabra in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 March 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pyrus glabra. Published online. Accessed: 22 March 2021.

Pyrus glabra, (Persian: انچوچک, referring to the seeds), is a species wild pear native to Iran.[2] Preferring to grow in the Zagros Mountains at about 2000 m above sea level, it is a small, spiny tree, typically 4.6 m tall, reaching 7.8 m.[3] The plant was said to exude a sweet substance called manna of Luristan, which was collected by locals and consumed.[4] Its fruit are heavy with tannins and very sour, but are still gathered in the wild for the vegetable oil in the seeds, which are larger than typical pear seeds.[5] The oil keeps for a long time and is high in omega-6 fatty acids.[6]
References

Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 53 (1846)
"Pyrus glabra Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
Hamzehpour, M.; Sagheb-Talebi, Khosro; Bordbar, K.; Joukar, L.; Pakparvar, M.; Abbasi, A. R. (2011). "Impact of environmental factors on distribution of wild pear (Pyrus glabra Boiss.) in Sepidan region, Fars province". Iranian Journal of Forest and Poplar Research. 18 (4): 499–516. S2CID 130407090. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
Sturtevant, Edward Lewis (1919). Hedrick, U. P. (ed.). Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants. Albany: J.B. Lyon company, State printers.
Morgan, Joan (2015). The Book of Pears: The Definitive History and Guide to over 500 Varieties. ISBN 9781603586665.
Hashemi, Seyed Mohammad Bagher; Khaneghah, Amin Mousavi; Barba, Francisco J.; Lorenzo, José M.; Rahman, Mohammad Shafiur; Amarowicz, Ryszard; Yousefabad, Seyed Hossein Asadi; Movahed, Mehrnoosh Dabiri (2018). "Characteristics of Wild Pear (Pyrus glabra Boiss) Seed Oil and Its Oil-in-Water Emulsions: A Novel Source of Edible Oil". European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 120 (2). doi:10.1002/ejlt.201700284.