Pyrus

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Pyrus is a genus of flowering plants best known for including the cultivated pear trees that produce edible pears.

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
belongsToClade core Rosaceae
clade Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
commonName pear genus
cultivatedFor edible fruit
timber in some regions
dispersal animal-dispersed seeds
economicUse fruit production
ornamental planting
rootstocks for other pears
family Rosaceae
floweringSeason spring
flowerType showy white flowers
fruitTaste sweet
fruitType pome
fruitUse cider and perry production
cooking
fresh consumption
growthHabit woody perennial
hasEdiblePart fruit
includesSpecies Pyrus betulifolia
Pyrus bretschneideri
Pyrus calleryana
Pyrus communis
Pyrus nivalis
Pyrus pyrifolia
Pyrus ussuriensis
kingdom Plantae
knownFor including cultivated pear trees
producing edible pears
leafPersistence deciduous
leafType simple leaves
nativeTo North Africa
temperate regions of Asia
temperate regions of Europe
order Rosales
photosyntheticPathway C3
plantForm deciduous tree
large shrub
pollination insect-pollinated
reproduction mostly cross-pollinated
subfamily Amygdaloideae
tribe Maleae
typeSpecies Pyrus communis

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Rosaceae
hasMemberGenus
Pyrus ("Pyrus communis")
includesSpecies
Mespilus
relatedTo

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