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June 2024

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Pyrus communis L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 479 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001015799.

Synonyms of Pyrus communis L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Sorbus pyrus Crantz Stirp. Austr. Fasc. ii. 56; ed. II. 93. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000997050
Malus communis (L.) Poir. Encycl. 5: 560 (1804) wfo-0001013683
Pyrus pyraster subsp. achras (Wallr.) Terpó Feddes Repert. 96: 80 (1985) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001014281
Pyrus sativa DC. Fl. Franc. [de Candolle & Lamarck], ed. 3. 4(2): 430. 1805 : a sphalm. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001131997

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link