05 October 2006.
Armenia
Locality: Ararat Top of Gorge of Eghegis River.
Coordinates: 39.9018, 45.4956
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Elevation: 2023m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: this may have been a landrace orchard in ancient times. this may have been a landrace orchard in ancient times. Other hybrid trees nearby, but no cultivated pears within many kilometers
Comment: Larger leaves and larger fruit than typical P. salicifolia. 3 overripe fruit, hanging vertically on peduncle, picked from one tree. One larger overripe fruit, about 4cm long, was found stuck between branches on another tree.
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