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Syrian Pear |
Pyrus syriaca Boissier (ROSACEAE)
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| Species Info |
Species name: |
Pyrus syriaca Boissier |
Principal Synonym: |
No Main Synonyms |
Plant Family: |
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General names: |
Syrian Pear |
Maltese name: |
Lanġas tal-Vant |
Status: |
?Archeophyte |
Frequency in the wild: |
Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce
Rare Very rare Extinct
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Growth form: |
Macro-Phanerophyte (High trees) |
Legal Protection: |
Protected by law (schedule I of legal notice LN200/2011) and cannot be pruned or harmed |
Red List 1989: |
Not listed in the Flora section of the National Red Data Book (Lanfranco, 1989) |
Flowering Time: |
Feb-Apr |
Remarks: |
Considerd as a wild type of pear in Malta but probably it is not native but an archeophyte. It was used as rootstock to grow commercial pears, because it has the advantage to resist draught and arid situations and can grow in different types of soil. The populations in Malta and Gozo live in the wild without the intervention of man. The fruit is small and not palatable.
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