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Pyrus glabra

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Species of plant in the genus Pyrus

Pyrus glabra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Pyrus
Species: P. glabra
Binomial name
Pyrus glabra
Boiss.

Pyrus glabra, (Persian: انچوچک, referring to the seeds), is a species wild pear native to Iran. 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. The plant was said to exude a sweet substance called manna of Luristan, which was collected by locals and consumed. 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. The oil keeps for a long time and is high in omega-6 fatty acids.

References

  1. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 53 (1846)
  2. "Pyrus glabra Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. Sturtevant, Edward Lewis (1919). Hedrick, U. P. (ed.). Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants. Albany: J.B. Lyon company, State printers.
  5. Morgan, Joan (2015). The Book of Pears: The Definitive History and Guide to over 500 Varieties. ISBN 9781603586665.
  6. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Pyrus glabra


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