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Details for: PI 541259,
Pyrus communis
L., 'Saint Andre'
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus communis
L.
Cultivar:
'Saint Andre'
Origin:
Developed – Uncertain
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
21 Feb 1981
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
This accession is not available. Contact site for status.
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Restricted Distribution due to Pathogen infection
There are no images for this accession.
Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus communis
L.
Cultivar:
'Saint Andre'
Origin:
Developed – Uncertain
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
21 Feb 1981
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed
1829.
Uncertain
Comment:
Originated 1824, first received in US by R. Manning in 1834
Developer(s):
Leroy, M.
Donated
21 February 1981.
Oregon, United States
Comment:
Received from collection at Medford, OR to NCGR-Corvallis
Donor(s):
Lombard, Porter, Oregon State University
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Saint Andre'
Type: Cultivar name
EUROPEAN CULTIVAR
Type: Site identifier
Group: CROPTYPE
CPYR 508
Type: Other or unclassified name
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number
Narrative
Origin obscure. First observed by Leroy in 1829. Received in the United States by Robert Manning in 1834 or 1835. Fruit small to medium in size, generally ovate in form but quite irregular. Skin greenish-yellow in color, waxy, some green or gray dots. Flesh fine, melting, quite free of grit, very juicy. Sweet, aromatic, highly pleasing flavor. Midseason. Tree moderately vigorous, spreading in habit, very productive, true dwarf on quince. Somewhat resistant to fire blight. -- H. Hartman 1957
Pyrus communis
L.
Genus:
Pyrus
Section:
Pyrus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
30474
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:479, 2:1200. 1753
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358498
Comment:
probably of hybrid origin
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
07/07/2011
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Pyrus communis
L. subsp.
caucasica
(Fed.) Browicz
(77 active accession[s])
Pyrus communis
L. subsp.
communis
(39 active accession[s])
Pyrus communis
L. subsp.
pyraster
(L.) Ehrh.
(113 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pyrus asiae-mediae
(Popov) Maleev
Pyrus balansae
Decne.
Pyrus bourgaeana
Decne.
Pyrus communis
L. subsp.
bourgaeana
(Decne.) Nyman
Pyrus communis
L. var.
mariana
Willk.
Pyrus domestica
Medik.
Pyrus elata
Rubtzov
Pyrus medvedevii
Rubtzov
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
pear
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French
poirier
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
Birnbaum
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
Birne
2
Reichel, S.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. German common names
German
Birnenbaum
2
Reichel, S.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. German common names
Italian
pera
2
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Italian
pero
2
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Japanese Rōmaji
seiyō-nashi
2
Ohwi, J.
1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portuguese
pereira
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
pera
2
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Spanish
peral
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish
päron
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese
xi yang li
as
Pyrus communis
var.
sativa
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Note:
=
Pyrus communis
var.
sativa
Transcribed Korean
byeongbaenamu
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:122.
Name
References
Annotations
The Taxonomic Name Of The Accession When It Was Received:
31 Jul 1989, from
Pyrus communis
L. var.
pyraster
L. to
Pyrus communis
L.
Other Links
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Pathogens
Bioassay
P. communis 'Bosc', graft inoculation. NEGATIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 508 .001 PL
P. communis 'Passe Crassane'. POSITIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 508 .001 PL
Virginia Crab. NEGATIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 508 .001 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Description:
Unknown
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CYTOLOGIC
PLOIDY LEVEL
Number of sets of chromosomes.
2x - diploid
PYRUS.PLOIDY.2012
CPYR 508 .001 PL
Not Available
DISEASE
FRUIT_SCAB
RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB
0 - 0 (No Fruit to assess)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2005.FRUITSCAB
CPYR 508 .001 PL
Not Available
DISEASE
FRUIT_SCAB
RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB
3 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
DISEASE
PSEUDOMONAS
RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY PSEUDOMONAS
7 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PEDICEL_ATTACHMENT
PEDICEL ATTACHMENT
R - RAISED
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CAVITY
CAVITY
N - NONE
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CALYX
CALYX
P - PERSISTANT
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CALYX_BASIN
CALYX BASIN
OS - OBTUSE SHALLOW
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
GROUND_COLOR
GROUND COLOR
G - GREEN
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
OVER_COLOR
OVERCOLOR
BL - BLUSH
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
OVER_COLOR
OVERCOLOR
SL - SPLASHES
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
OVERCOLOR_AMT
PERCENT OF FRUIT SURFACE WITH OVERCOLOR
10
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
RUSSET
AMOUNT OF RUSSETING
3 - (1 = NONE, 9 = COMPLETELY RUSSETED)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
RUSSET_LOCATION
LOCATION OF RUSSETING
C - CALYX END
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
LENTICELS
NUMBER OF LENTICELS
3 - (1 = FEW, 9 = MANY)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
LENTICEL_SIZE
SIZE OF LENTICELS
1 - SMALL
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
DOTS
DOTS
O - OBSCURE
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLESH_COLOR
FLESH COLOR
W - WHITE
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLESH_TEXTURE
FLESH TEXTURE
5 - (1 = FINE, 9 = COARSE)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
TEXTURE_TYPE
FLESH TEXTURE TYPE
B - BUTTERY
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
TEXTURE_TYPE
FLESH TEXTURE TYPE
C - CRISP
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
TEXTURE_TYPE
FLESH TEXTURE TYPE
J - JUICY
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUITCORE
CORE
D - DISTANT
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CARPEL_NUMBER
NUMBER OF CARPELS
5
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
GRIT
NUMBER OF STONE CELLS
2 - (1 = NO STONE CELLS, 9 = MANY STONE CELLS)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
GRIT_SIZE
SIZE AND LOCATION OF STONE CELLS
S - SMALL
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CORE_BREAKDOWN
DEGREE OF CORE BREAKDOWN, DETERMINED ON TREE RIPENED FRUIT
1 - NONE
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
OXIDATION
OXIDATION OF CUT MEASURED AFTER 5 MINUTES
1 - NONE
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLAVOR
FLAVOR OF FRUIT FLESH
S - SWEET
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
QUALITY
QUALITY OF FRUIT FLESH A COMBINATION OF FLAVOR, TEXTURE AND AROMA
6 - (1 = POOR, 9 = EXCELLENT)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BLOOM_DENSITY
BLOOM DENSITY
2 - (1 = LOW, 9 = HIGH)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BLOOM_DENSITY
BLOOM DENSITY
5 - (1 = LOW, 9 = HIGH)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BLOOM_DENSITY
BLOOM DENSITY
6 - (1 = LOW, 9 = HIGH)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BLOOM_DENSITY
BLOOM DENSITY
6 - (1 = LOW, 9 = HIGH)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FIRST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM
80
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1986
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FIRST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM
88
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FIRST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM
91
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FIRST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM
98
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM
101
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM
103
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM
91
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM
96
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
LAST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM
105
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
LAST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM
108
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
LAST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM
117
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
LAST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM
127
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_RIPE
JULIAN DATE OF FULL RIPE FRUIT
283
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available
PRODUCTION
PRECOCITY
NUMBER OF YEARS FROM PLANTING TO FIRST FRUIT
2
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1986
Not Available