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Pyrus lindleyi Rehderwfo-0001017269
Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci. 50: 230. 1915; Roy. For. Dep., Siam Pl. Names 1: 406. 1948; Vidal in Fl. C.L.V. 6: 97. 1968.
Accepted Name : Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm.f.) Nakai
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 40: 564. 1926.
Synonyms & Citations :
Pyrus sinensis Lindl., Trans. Hort. Soc. Lond. 6: 396. 1826, and Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1248. 1829 (non Poiret, 1816).
Description : Half-evergreen tree. Leaves ovate, 8–10 by 4–5 cm, base rounded or subcordate, apex acuminate, serrate or denticulate, pubescent when young becoming glabrous. Flowers white. Fruit broad-ellipsoid, apple-shaped, spotted, with calyx lobes persistent, very gritty, insipid.
Thailand : Cultivated.
Distribution : China. Cultivated in Europe (CGE – type) and N America.
Vernacular : Sali chin (สาลี่จีน)(Central).
CommonName : Chinese pear, sandy pear, snow pear.
Uses: Ornamental.