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Chinese pear

Pyrus ussuriensis Maxim.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Pyrus

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Chinese pear: Botanical specimen in Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Chinese pear

Synonyms

  • Pyrus communis var. ussurensis (Maxim.) Koidz.
  • Pyrus sinensis var. asiae-mediae Popov
  • Pyrus sinensis var. ussuriensis (Maxim.) Makino
  • Pyrus ussuriensis var. typica Skvortsov
  • Pyrus vilis Nakai

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.