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Details for: PI 540937,
Pyrus spinosa
Forssk., P. amygdaliformis - Greece
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus spinosa
Forssk.
Top Name:
P. amygdaliformis - Greece
Origin:
Collected – Greece
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
22 Jan 1986
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Form Received:
Cutting
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
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus spinosa
Forssk.
Top Name:
P. amygdaliformis - Greece
Origin:
Collected – Greece
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
22 Jan 1986
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
PRE 1980.
Greece
Comment:
Seed collected by C. Fronistas in Greece and sent to M. Westwood in Oregon
Collector(s):
Fronistas, Constantine
Donated
22 January 1986.
Oregon, United States
Comment:
Received from the OSU Lewis-Brown Farm to NCGR-Corvallis
Donor(s):
Westwood, Melvin N., USDA/ARS/NCGR-Corvallis
Accession Names and Identifiers
P. amygdaliformis - Greece
Type: Site identifier
CPYR 1608
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number
SPECIES GROUP 2
Type: Site identifier
Group: CROPTYPE
Narrative
Original seedlot collected by C. Fronistas
Pyrus spinosa
Forssk.
Genus:
Pyrus
Section:
Pyrus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
448614
Place of publication:
Fl. aegypt.-arab. 211. 1775
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/738146
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
07/14/2011
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Pyrus spinosa
Forssk. var.
spinosa
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pyrus amygdaliformis
Vill. var.
sinaica
Koehne
Pyrus oblongifolia
Spach
Pyrus persica
Pers.
Pyrus sinai
Desf.
Pyrus sinaica
Dum. Cours.
Pyrus sinaica
Thouin
Pyrus amygdaliformis
Vill.
Pyrus spinosa
Forssk. var.
oblongifolia
(Spach) Dostalek
Pyrus cuneifolia
Guss.
Pyrus amygdaliformis
Vill. var.
cuneifolia
(Guss.) Bean
Pyrus amygdaliformis
Vill. var.
amygdaliformis
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
almond-leaf pear
1
Erhardt, W. et al.
2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
French
poirier aux feuilles d'amande
2
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
German
mandelblättriger Birnebaum
2
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
German
pfirsichblättrige Birne
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Italian
pero amigdaliforme
2
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Spanish
peral amigdaliforme
2
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Name
References
Annotations
Nomenclature Name Change:
23 Dec 2008, from
Pyrus amygdaliformis
Vill. to
Pyrus spinosa
Forssk.
Other Links
Actions
Pathogens
Bioassay
P. communis 'Nouveau Poiteau'. POSITIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 1608 .001 PL
Pyronia veitchii. POSITIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 1608 .001 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Description:
Seedling selection from seedlot collected in Greece
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
DISEASE
LEAF_SCAB
RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY LEAF SCAB
1 - NO DAMAGE
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available
DISEASE
RUST
RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY RUST
1 - NO DAMAGE
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available
GROWTH
TREE SYMMETRY
SYMMETRY OF TREE GROWTH
3 - SYMMETRIC
PYRUS.WIEGREFE.1992
Not Available
INSECT
BLISTER_MITES
RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY BLISTER MITES
1 - NO DAMAGE
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
TREE SHAPE
OVERALL SHAPE OF TREE SILHOUETTE
3 - OVAL ROUND
PYRUS.WIEGREFE.1992
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CENTRAL LEADER
DOMINANCE OR PERSISTENCE OF THE CENTRAL LEADER
2 - MODERATE
PYRUS.WIEGREFE.1992
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BRANCH ANGLE 1
LOWER LIMIT OF TYPICAL BRANCH ANGLE IN DEGREES
0
PYRUS.WIEGREFE.1992
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BRANCH ANGLE 2
UPPER LIMIT OF TYPICAL BRANCH ANGLE IN DEGREES
0
PYRUS.WIEGREFE.1992
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BRANCH DENSITY
DENSITY OF BRANCHING
3 - DENSE
PYRUS.WIEGREFE.1992
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BRANCH STIFFNESS
PHYSICAL (N.N. VISUAL) STIFFNESS OF BRANCHES
2 - INTERMEDIATE
PYRUS.WIEGREFE.1992
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BARK TEXTURE
TEXTURE OF THE BARK
2 - SMOOTH
PYRUS.WIEGREFE.1992
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
THORN ADULT
PRESENCE OF THORNS AS ADULT
3 - NUMEROUS
PYRUS.WIEGREFE.1992
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
SUMMER LEAF COLOR
SUMMER LEAF COLOR RECORDED AS HUE, NOT VALUE.
1 - LIGHT
PYRUS.WIEGREFE.1992
Not Available