Pyrus hondoensis




Family Rosaceae
Scientific name Pyrus hondoensis Nakai & Kikuchi
Synonyms Pyrus ussuriensis Maximovicz var. hondoensis (Nakai & Kikuchi) Rehder
Common name (Japanese common name) ao-nashi [green pear]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Gunma Prefecture), Shikoku
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number 2n=34
Description Plants 10-25m. Leaves 5-8cm. Flowers white 4cm, flowering in April. Deciduous. Arbor trees.
Reference Pyrus hondoensis Nakai & Kikuchi
Pyrus ussuriensis Maximowicz
Control of parasites (US Patent 5863775/1999)
Pesticidal composition and method for controlling pests (US Patent 6831092/2004)
Note Pyrus aromatica Nakai & Kikuchi (syn. Pyrus ussuriensis Maximovicz var. aromatica (Nakai & Kikuchi) Rehder) is not a synonym of Pyrus hondoensis Nakai & Kikuchi.



April 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden