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| Family | Rosaceae |
| Scientific name | Pyrus calleryana Decaisne |
| Synonyms | Pyrus calleryana Decne. forma graciliflora Rehder; Pyrus calleryana Decne. forma tomentella Rehder; Pyrus kawakamii Hayata |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) mame-nashi [tiny pear] |
| (English common name) Bradford pear, callery pear | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Nagano Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture, Mie Prefecture) |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=34 |
| Description | Plants 5-8m tall. Leaves 4-8cm long, 3.5-6cm wide. Flowers white ca. 2-2.5cm, flowering in April to May. Deciduous. Arbor or subarbor trees. |
| Reference | Pyrus calleryana Decne. |
| Pyrus calleryana Decaisne | |
| Transgenic pomaceous fruit with fire blight resistance (US Patent 6100453/2000) | |
| Compositions and methods for modulating pigment production in plants (WIPO Patent WO/2007/027105) | |
| Production of nursery stock of pear tree (Japanese Patent JP05137455/1993) | |
| Note | Rare species. |
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