Pyrus armeniacifolia

Apricot-leaved pear
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Pyrus
Species:	P. armeniacifolia
Binomial name
*Pyrus armeniacifolia* T.T.Yu

Pyrus armeniacifolia, also known as the apricot-leaved pear, is a species of plant in the Rosaceae family.^[1] It is native to a small region in south central China.^[2]

The species was formally described by Tse Tsun Yu in 1963.^[1]

References

1 2 GRIN (July 6, 2011). " Pyrus armeniacifolia T. T. Yu". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
↑ Fang, Jingyun; Tang, Zhiyao; Wang, Zhihang (2011). Atlas of Woody Plants in China 1. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. p. 563. ISBN 978-3-642-15016-6.

Pyrus

Cultivars	Bosc pear Choke pear Churchland pear Conference pear D'Anjou Endicott Pear Tree Harovin Sundown Huntington pear Le Conte pear Parsonage pear Pêra Rocha Stinking Bishop pear Taylor's gold Warden pear Williams pear

Species	P. amygdaliformis P. anatolica P. armeniacifolia P. boissieriana P. bourgaeana P. calleryana P. communis P. cordata P. elaeagrifolia P. hakkiarica P. nivalis P. oxyprion P. pashia P. pyraster P. pyrifolia P. salicifolia P. serikensis P. syriaca P. ussuriensis

Natural hybrids	Pyrus × bretschneideri Pyrus × sinkiangensis

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