''Pyrus hopeiensis'' is a species of

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in the family

Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus '' Rosa''. The family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. Most species are deciduous, but som ...

, native to north-central China. It is a naturally occurring hybrid of other Chinese ''

Pyrus Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in late summer into mid-autumn. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the family Rosaceae, bearing the pomaceous fruit of the sa ...

'' species, but is it unclear which ones are its parents. Its fruits are small and bitter, so it is not valued or conserved by locals.

References

hopeiensis Endemic flora of China Flora of North-Central China Plants described in 1963 {{Pyrus-stub