''Pyrus pseudopashia'' is a species of

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in the family

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, native to south-central China. As a

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pear 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 (biology), family Rosaceae, bearing the Pome, po ...

s, it is in urgent need of conservation. Unfortunately all its accessions in the

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- ARS National ''Pyrus'' Collection appear to have been misidentified or mislabeled.

References

pseudopashia Endemic flora of China Flora of South-Central China Plants described in 1963 {{Pyrus-stub