Genus Pyrus L.


Summary
Genus number:
10194
Last updated:
3 March 2008
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Common name(s):

pear
Accession count:

4048 (2331  active, 22  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


Synonyms

Subdivisions of Pyrus L.
Section
Pashia
Pyrus
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Seed

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References:
  1. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  2. Katayama, H. et al. 2012. Phylogenetic utility of structural alterations found in the chloroplast genome of pear: hypervariable regions in a highly conserved genome. Tree Genet. Genomes 8:313-326.
  3. Volk, G. M. et al. 2019. Chloroplast sequence data differentiate Maleae, and specifically Pyrus, species in the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 66:5-15.
  4. Wu, J. et al. 2018. Diversification and independent domestication of Asian and European pears. Genome Biol. 19:77. DOI: 10.1186/s13059-018-1452-y.
  5. Zheng, X. et al. 2014. Phylogeny and evolutionary histories of Pyrus L. revealed by phylogenetic trees and networks based on data from multiple DNA sequences. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 80:54-65.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=10194. Accessed 14 April 2026.