Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rosaceae | Genus: Prunus | Species: Prunus domestica L. |
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| Synonym | Prunus communis Huds. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Common Pear | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Pear | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Naspati | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a pyriform (pear-shaped) pome with persistent or deciduous calyx, 4- 12 cm long, greenish colored, dry and gritty |
| Habitat | Occurs in woodland garden secondary sunny edge also cultivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Exotic to India and native to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Russian Federation, Turkey | Bark Details | Bark is grey and square-cracked |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is a deciduous small to medium-sized tree to 10 m tall (normally 3-5 m in cultivation), with a pyramidally shaped crown. The conical erect trunk bears small, reddish-brown, narrow-angled branches grey-brown bark has shallow furrows and flat-topped scaly ridges | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, simple, elliptic/ovate with a finely serrated margin, obtuse tips, 2.5-10 cm lo |
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