Pyrus cordata Desv.

Poirasse (fr), Poirier cordé (fr), Poirier à feuilles en cœur (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Pyrus

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 4 m tall. The fruit are small and round.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate or Mediterranean plant. Arboretum Tasmania.
More
Hedges.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The fruit are eaten when very ripe and preferably after storing. They are also used for making a drink.
Uses gene source medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions, seedlings or suckers.
Mode divisions seedlings suckers
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Pyrus cordata habit picture by Daniel Bonifacio (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Pyrus cordata leaf picture by SergioPlantNet (cc-by-sa)
Pyrus cordata leaf picture by Martín López Raúl (cc-by-sa)
Pyrus cordata leaf picture by G Bart (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Pyrus cordata flower picture by Bernard SOULIER (cc-by-sa)
Pyrus cordata flower picture by Bernard SOULIER (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Pyrus cordata fruit picture by guylachaud (cc-by-sa)
Pyrus cordata fruit picture by Hervé Huntzinger (cc-by-sa)
Pyrus cordata fruit picture by francoise audoire (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pyrus cordata world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Morocco, and Portugal

Conservation status

Pyrus cordata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:726325-1
WFO ID wfo-0000984162
COL ID 4QWN9
BDTFX ID 54267
INPN ID 116576
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Malus longipes Pyrus gharbiana Pyrus cordata