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Pyrus (pear)
Taxonomy
Pyrus was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.
It was assigned to Pomaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Rosaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976) and Chauhan (1991).
It was assigned to Pomaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Rosaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976) and Chauhan (1991).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1753 | Pyrus Linnaeus |
1919 | Pyrus Knowlton |
1976 | Pyrus Lakhanpal et al. |
1991 | Pyrus Chauhan |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Pyrus Linnaeus 1753 [pear]
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Pyrus communis Linnaeus 1753
†Pyrus cretacea Newberry 1868
Pyrus lanata Don 1825
Pyrus malus Linnaeus 1753
Pyrus pashia Buchanan-Hamilton 1825
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Kiessling 2009 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Pleistocene or 89.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.1 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.1 Ma
Collections (16 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Coniacian - Campanian | Canada (British Columbia) | Pyrus sp. (35218) | |
Late/Upper Oligocene - Late/Upper Eocene | USA (Oregon) | Pyrus oregonensis (35921) | |
Miocene - Pliocene | Japan (Nagano) | Pyrus hokiensis (22796) | |
Burdigalian | Germany (Bayern) | Pyrus sp. (28280 28282 28284) | |
Serravallian | Germany (Brandenburg) | Pyrus microsperma (23050 23056 23355 27526 27528) | |
Late/Upper Miocene | Japan (Gunma) | Pyrus hokiensis (22755) | |
Pleistocene | India (Kashmir) | Pyrus communis (224613) Pyrus pashia (224612) Pyrus sp., Pyrus malus (224614) | |
Pleistocene | India (Jammu & Kashmir) | Pyrus lanata (225944) |