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Fruit commonly known as the Asian pear in different parts of the world :
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Fruit commonly known as the Asian pear in different parts of the world :
* ''Pyrus pyrifolia
''Pyrus pyrifolia'' is a species of pear tree native to southern China and northern Indochina that has been introduced to Korea, Japan and other parts of the world. The tree's edible fruit is known by many names, including Asian pear, Persian pea ...
'', called “Korean pear”, “Japanese pear”, Chinese pear or Nashi pear, usually round, with brown or yellow skin
* ''Pyrus × bretschneideri
''Pyrus'' × ''bretschneideri'' (or ''Pyrus'' ''bretschneideri''), the ya pear or pearple or Chinese white pear (), is an interspecific hybrid species of pear native to North China
North China () is a list of regions of China, geographical ...
'', called Ya pear or Chinese white pear, usually slightly elongated (shaped more like a European pear
''Pyrus communis'', the common pear, is a species of pear native to central and eastern Europe, and western Asia.
It is one of the most important fruits of temperate regions, being the species from which most orchard pear cultivars grown in Eur ...
), with yellow skin.
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