Pyrus spinosa

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 spinosa
Name

Pyrus spinosa Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 211 (1775).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Pyrus amygdaliformis Vill., Cat. Pl. Jard. Strasbourg: 323 (1807), nom. illeg.
Crataegus amygdaliformis (Vill.) Chalon, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 7: 174 (1868).
Pyrus communis subsp. amygdaliformis (Vill.) Braun-Blanq., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 21: 35 (1919).
Pyrus parviflora var. amygdaliformis (Vill.) Decne., Jard. Fruit. Mus. 1: 314 (1871–1872).
Heterotypic
Pyrus amygdaloides Link, Handbuch 2: 80 (1829).
Pyrus angustifolia Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 2 4: 359 (1835).
Pyrus cuneifolia Guss., Pl. Rar.: 202 (1826).
Pyrus parviflora var. cuneifolia (Guss.) Decne., Jard. Fruit. Mus. 1: 314 (1871–1872).
Pyrus amygdaliformis var. cuneifolia (Guss.) Bean, Trees Shrubs Brit. Isl. 2: 273, (1914).
Pyrus amygdaliformis var. lanceolata Diap., Feddes Repert. 34: 41 (1933).
Pyrus nivalis Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1484 (1832), nom. illeg. non Jacq. 1774.
Pyrus oblongifolia Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 2: 128 (1834).
Pyrus spinosa var. oblongifolia (Spach) Dostálek, Preslia 51(1): 32 (1979).
Pyrus amygdaliformis var. oblongifolia (Spach) Bean, Trees Shrubs Brit. Isl. 2: 273 (1914).
Pyrus parviflora Desf., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 12: 52 (1808).
Pyrus pyrainus Raf., Specchio Sci. 2: 173 (1814).
Pyrus sicula Tineo, Cat. Hort. Panorm. 208 (1827).
Pyrus sinaica Dum.Cours., Bot. Cult. ed. II. 5: 435 (1815).
Pyrus spinosa var. sinaica (Dum.Cours.) Dostálek, Preslia 51(1): 32 (1979).
Pyrus amygdaliformis var. sinaica (Dum.Cours.) Diap., Feddes Repert. 34: 41 (1933).
Pyrus sinai Desf., Hist. Arb. France 2: 144 (1809).
Pyrus spinosa var. diapulidis Dostálek, Preslia 51(1): 32 (1979), nom. nov.
Pyrus amygdaliformis var. cuneifolia Diap., Feddes Repert. 34: 40 (1933), nom. illeg. non (Guss.) Bean, Trees Shrubs Brit. Isl. 2: 273, (1914).
Pyrus parviflora var. lobata Decne., Jard. Fruit. Mus. 1: 314 (1871–1872).
Pyrus spinosa f. lobata (Decne.) Dostálek, Preslia 51(1): 33 (1979).
Pyrus amygdaliformis var.[?] lobata Koehne, Deutsch. Dendol.: 244 (1893).
Pyrus amygdaliformis var. heterophylla Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 362, (1893).
Pyrus collivaga Velen., Fl. Bulg. 1. Suppl. 97, 1898, nom. inval., nom. prov.
Pyrus parviflora var. microphylla Decne., Jard. Fruit. Mus. 1: 314 (1871–1872).
Pyrus spinosa var. microphylla (Decne.) Browicz, Arbor. Kornickie 22: 313 (1977).
Pyrus spinosa var. microphylla (Decne.) Dostálek, Preslia 51(1): 32 (1979), nom. illeg.
Pyrus amygdaliformis var. microphylla Diap., Feddes Repert. 34: 40 (1933).
Pyrus parviflora var. brachyclada Decne., Jard. Fruit. Mus. 1: 314 (1871–1872).
Pyrus tinei Todaro ex Decne., Preslia 51(1): 32 (1979).
Misapplied names
Pyrus amygdaliformis f. triloba (Bornm.) Diap., Feddes Repert. 34: 40 (1933) (= Pyrus elaeagrifolia)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Europe
Southwestern Europe
Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain.
Southeastern Europe
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece,itzerland.html">Switzerland, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Malta, Sicily), Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (Bosna and Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia).
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
East Aegean Islands, Turkey.

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

Forsskål, P. (†). 1775. Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica. Sive descriptiones plantarum, quas per Aegyptum inferiorem et Arabiam felicem detexit, illustravit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Ex officina Mölleri, Hauniae [Copenhagen]. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.41 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Dostálek, J. 1979. Nomenklatur der infraspezifischen Taxa von Pyrus spinosa (= P. amygdaliformis). Preslia 51(1): 31–34. PDF Reference page.

Links

Barstow, M. 2017. Pyrus spinosa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T173015A61612142.en.
Hassler, M. 2021. Pyrus spinosa. 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 25. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pyrus spinosa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 March 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pyrus spinosa. Published online. Accessed: 25 March 2021.

Vernacular names
català: Perelloner
italiano: Perastro
sardu: Pirastru

Pyrus spinosa (syn. Pyrus amygdaliformis), the almond-leaved pear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the northern Mediterranean region.[1][2] It grows to a height of 3–10 m (10–33 ft). It has white flowers which bloom in April–May. The fruits are bitter and astringent. It hybridizes easily with Pyrus communis and Pyrus pyraster.[3]

References

"Pyrus spinosa Forssk". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
"Pyrus amygdaliformis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved September 21, 2013.
Dostálek, Jiří (1980). "Pyrus spinosa und ihre Hybriden in Südwestbulgarien". Folia Geobotanica & Phytotaxonomica (in German). 15 (1): 59–73. doi:10.1007/BF02853139. JSTOR 4180153. S2CID 24838387.