Pyrus glabra
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrus |
| Species: | P. glabra
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| Pyrus glabra | |
Pyrus glabra, (Template:Lang-fa, referring to the seeds), is a species wild pear native to Iran.[2] Preferring to grow in the Zagros Mountains at about 2000 m above sea level, it is a small, spiny tree, typically 4.6 m tall, reaching 7.8 m.[3] The plant was said to exude a sweet substance called manna of Luristan, which was collected by locals and consumed.[4] Its fruit are heavy with tannins and very sour, but are still gathered in the wild for the vegetable oil in the seeds, which are larger than typical pear seeds.[5] The oil keeps for a long time and is high in omega-6 fatty acids.[6]
References
- ^ Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 53 (1846)
- ^ "Pyrus glabra Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Hamzehpour, M.; Sagheb-Talebi, Khosro; Bordbar, K.; Joukar, L.; Pakparvar, M.; Abbasi, A. R. (2011). "Impact of environmental factors on distribution of wild pear (Pyrus glabra Boiss.) in Sepidan region, Fars province". Iranian Journal of Forest and Poplar Research. 18 (4): 499–516. S2CID 130407090. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Sturtevant, Edward Lewis (1919). Hedrick, U. P. (ed.). Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants. Albany: J.B. Lyon company, State printers.
- ^ Morgan, Joan (2015). The Book of Pears: The Definitive History and Guide to over 500 Varieties. ISBN 9781603586665.
- ^ Hashemi, Seyed Mohammad Bagher; Khaneghah, Amin Mousavi; Barba, Francisco J.; Lorenzo, José M.; Rahman, Mohammad Shafiur; Amarowicz, Ryszard; Yousefabad, Seyed Hossein Asadi; Movahed, Mehrnoosh Dabiri (2018). "Characteristics of Wild Pear (Pyrus glabra Boiss) Seed Oil and Its Oil-in-Water Emulsions: A Novel Source of Edible Oil". European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 120 (2). doi:10.1002/ejlt.201700284.