Pyrus communis L.
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Authority
Popenoe, Wilson. 1924. Economic fruit-bearing plants of Ecuador. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 24: i-ix, 101-134. pl. 34-49.
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Family
Rosaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Description - Propagation is by suckers, which spring up abundantly beneath the trees. The fruit is pyriform, 2.5 to 4 cm. long (occasionally larger), yellow and firm even when fully ripe. The flesh is white, lather mealy, not very juicy, and of a mild, pleasant flavor. Seeds are rarely produced.
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Discussion
Luis Cordero states that several European pears, such as Louise Bonne de Jersey, Duchesse d'Angouleme, and Beurre de Nantes, have been planted at Cuenca, but their cultivation in that region has not yet assumed commercial importance. At Ambato there are a number of varieties, known variously as pera de manteca, pera de botella, pera de azucar, and so on, most of them being sold in the market under the name pera de manteca. There is no record of the introduction of these forms, and, although they are probably well-known European varieties, none of them has been identified with certainty. They are usually propagated by grafting on suckers of the pera común.
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Common Names
pera