Pyrus praecox Pall. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Pyrus praecox Pall.

Synonym of Malus pumila Mill.

Summary

Genus:

Pyrus

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Amygdaloideae

Tribe:

Maleae

Subtribe:

Malinae

Nomen number:

409176

Place of publication:

Fl. ross. 1(1):22. 1784

Comment:

an illegitimate, superfluous name (Melbourne ICN Art. 52) for M. pumila Mill.

Verified:

12/30/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
Ponomarenko, V. V. 1977. On the specific composition of wild growing apple trees in the USSR and centers of their genetic diversity. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 62(6):824.

Common names

Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409176. Accessed 10 August 2025.