| Pyrus communis |
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| Common pear branch with fruit |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Rosales |
| Family: |
Rosaceae |
| Genus: |
Pyrus |
| Species: |
P. communis |
| Binomial name |
Pyrus communis
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| Synonyms |
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- Crataegus excelsa Salisb.
- Malus communis (L.) Poir.
- Pyrenia pyrus Clairv.
- Pyrus achras Gaertn.
- Pyrus ambrosiaca Poit. & Turpin
- Pyrus amphigenea Domin ex Dostalek
- Pyrus anglica Druce
- Pyrus anglica Poit. & Turpin
- Pyrus balansae Decne.
- Pyrus caucasica Fed.
- Pyrus caucasica var. schuntukensis Tuz
- Pyrus communis subsp. australeuropaea Tuz
- Pyrus communis subsp. medioasiatica Tuz
- Pyrus communis subsp. orientaleuropaea Tuz
- Pyrus communis subsp. transcaucasica Tuz
- Pyrus communis var. pompejana L.
- Pyrus communis var. pyraster L.
- Pyrus communis var. sativa DC.
- Pyrus communis var. sylvestris DC.
- Pyrus communis var. volema L.
- Pyrus domestica (Borkh.) Medik.
- Pyrus karpatiana Terpó
- Pyrus magyarica Terpó
- Pyrus moschata Poit. & Turpin
- Pyrus papulata Poit. & Turpin
- Pyrus pyraster (L.) Burgsd.
- Pyrus pyraster subsp. achras (Gaertn.) Stohr
- Pyrus pyraster var. achras (Gaertn.) Cinovskis
- Pyrus pyraster var. relicta Dostálek
- Pyrus pyraster var. rossica (A.D.Danilov) Tuz
- Pyrus pyraster var. tomentosa (W.D.J.Koch) Dostálek
- Pyrus rossica A.D.Danilov
- Pyrus salviati Poit. & Turpin
- Sorbus pyrus Crantz
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Pyrus communis, the common pear, is a species of pear native to central and eastern Europe, and western Asia.
It is one of the most important fruits of temperate regions, being the species from which most orchard pear cultivars grown in Europe, North America, and Australia have been developed. Two other species of pear, the Nashi pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) and the hybrid Chinese white or ya pear (Pyrus × bretschneideri, Chinese: 白梨; pinyin: báilí) are more widely grown in East Asia.