Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Pyrus communis
Scientific Name and Description
Pyrus communis L
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Crataegus excelsa Salisb.
Malus communis (L.) Poir.
Pyrenia pyrus Clairv.
Pyrus achras Gaertn.
Pyrus ambrosiaca Poit. & Turpin
Pyrus amphigenea Domin ex Dostalek
Pyrus anglica Druce
Pyrus anglica Poit. & Turpin
Pyrus balansae Decne.
Pyrus caucasica Fed.
Pyrus caucasica var. schuntukensis Tuz
Pyrus communis subsp. australeuropaea Tuz
Pyrus communis subsp. medioasiatica Tuz
Pyrus communis subsp. orientaleuropaea Tuz
Pyrus communis subsp. transcaucasica Tuz
Pyrus communis var. pompejana L.
Pyrus communis var. pyraster L.
Pyrus communis var. sativa DC.
Pyrus communis var. sylvestris DC.
Pyrus communis var. volema L.
Pyrus domestica (Borkh.) Medik.
Pyrus karpatiana Terpó
Pyrus magyarica Terpó
Pyrus moschata Poit. & Turpin
Pyrus papulata Poit. & Turpin
Pyrus pyraster (L.) Burgsd.
Pyrus pyraster subsp. achras (Gaertn.) Stohr
Pyrus pyraster var. achras (Gaertn.) Cinovskis
Pyrus pyraster var. relicta Dostálek
Pyrus pyraster var. rossica (A.D.Danilov) Tuz
Pyrus pyraster var. tomentosa (W.D.J.Koch) Dostálek
Pyrus rossica A.D.Danilov
Pyrus salviati Poit. & Turpin
Sorbus pyrus Crantz
Malus communis (L.) Poir.
Pyrenia pyrus Clairv.
Pyrus achras Gaertn.
Pyrus ambrosiaca Poit. & Turpin
Pyrus amphigenea Domin ex Dostalek
Pyrus anglica Druce
Pyrus anglica Poit. & Turpin
Pyrus balansae Decne.
Pyrus caucasica Fed.
Pyrus caucasica var. schuntukensis Tuz
Pyrus communis subsp. australeuropaea Tuz
Pyrus communis subsp. medioasiatica Tuz
Pyrus communis subsp. orientaleuropaea Tuz
Pyrus communis subsp. transcaucasica Tuz
Pyrus communis var. pompejana L.
Pyrus communis var. pyraster L.
Pyrus communis var. sativa DC.
Pyrus communis var. sylvestris DC.
Pyrus communis var. volema L.
Pyrus domestica (Borkh.) Medik.
Pyrus karpatiana Terpó
Pyrus magyarica Terpó
Pyrus moschata Poit. & Turpin
Pyrus papulata Poit. & Turpin
Pyrus pyraster (L.) Burgsd.
Pyrus pyraster subsp. achras (Gaertn.) Stohr
Pyrus pyraster var. achras (Gaertn.) Cinovskis
Pyrus pyraster var. relicta Dostálek
Pyrus pyraster var. rossica (A.D.Danilov) Tuz
Pyrus pyraster var. tomentosa (W.D.J.Koch) Dostálek
Pyrus rossica A.D.Danilov
Pyrus salviati Poit. & Turpin
Sorbus pyrus Crantz
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | pear |
| Hindi | nakh, nashpati |
| Kannada | badavana sebu, beri kaayi, mara saebu, marasebu, marasevu, perer, peru hannu, sebu |
| Sanskrit | amritaphala, tanka |
| Tamil | acurakitakkay, acurakitam, amirtapalai, amirtapalam, curiyatapitam, curiyatapitamaram, nattu perai, peri, perikkay, valperi |
| Telugu | beri pandu, berikaya, berikkaaya, beripandu, sapota |
| Common Name | common pear |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
Pyrus communis L. Tree Fruit Edible General Rekka and Kumar 2014
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Rekka and Kumar 2014
A DICTIONARY OF THE ECONOMIC PRODUCTS OF INDIA VOL.I - 4 Author - GEORGE WATT
DRAVYAGUNA VIGNANA VOL.2,5,5N Author - PROF. P.V. SHARMA
GLOSSARY OF VEGETABLE DRUGS IN BRHTTRAYI Author - THAKUR BALWANT SINGH & DR. K.C.CHUNEKAR
NDIAN MATERIA MEDICA, FIRST EDITION 1908, 3RD EDITION 1954 Author - LATE DR.K.M.NADKARNI & A.K.NADKARNI
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4 Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.
NIGHANTU ADARSA VOL. I & II Author - BAPALAL G. VAIDYA
SOME CONTROVERSIAL DRUGS OF INDIA Author - DR. BAPLAL VAIDYA
Title - FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 1 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Pyrus communis. (2023, December 29). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrus_communis