Pyrus phaeocarpa, the dusky pear or orange pear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the Loess Plateau of northern China.[1][2][3] A wide tree reaching at most 7–8 m (23–26 ft) in height, it is hardy to USDA zone 5, or perhaps even zone 4.[4][5] Its small yellow to brown fruit are edible, and its Autumn foliage is bright orange to orange-red, giving it good potential as an ornamental.[4][5][6] Its chloroplast genome shows that it is closely related to Pyrus pashia, the wild Himalayan pear, and it is suspected to be a hybrid of P. betulifolia, the birchleaf pear, P. pyrifolia, the apple pear, and P. ussuriensis, the Manchurian pear.[7]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrus |
| Species: | P. phaeocarpa
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| Pyrus phaeocarpa | |
References
edit- ^ "Pyrus phaeocarpa Rehder". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Franklin, Jeff (2021). "Franklin, Jeff Pyrus phaeocarpa Rehd. (dusky pear), growth habit, tree form". mortonarb.org. The Morton Arboretum. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Pyrus phaeocarpa - Orange Pear". jurassicplants.co.uk. Jurassicplants Nurseries. 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
...stunning display of colour...
- ^ a b "Pyrus phaeocarpa Rehder". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Pyrus phaeocarpa - Rehder". pfaf.org. Plants For A Future. 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Orange Pear, Pyrus phaeocarpa, deciduous, Spectacular Autumnal Display, Rarely Offered, Great for UK Climate, 8-10cm Plant in an 8cm Pot". bizbuddyv.com. BizBud. 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Xiang, Qiu-Hong; Zhang, Dong-Xu; Wang, Qing; Wang, Xin-Rui; Guan, Wen-Bin (2019). "The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Pyrus phaeocarpa Rehd". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 4: 1370–1371. doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1598804. S2CID 131934505.
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