Pyrus boissieriana
Pyrus boissieriana, the Boissier pear and telka, is a species of Pyrus - pear native to the Kopet Dag region on the Turkmenistan and Iranian border.[1] In its native locales it is cultivated as a rootstock for domestic pears.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrus |
| Species: | P. boissieriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrus boissieriana | |
Pyrus boissieriana is a regional deciduous tree in the woodland which also has many different fruit trees, shrubs, and vines valuable for human use. It is named after botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier.
References and external links
- "Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
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|  Pear |
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