Pyrus Sikkimensis

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Pyrus Sikkimensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pyrus sikkimensis, Hook. f. Small tree, with tomentose branchlets: lvs. ovate to ovate-oblong, 2-3 in. long, not lobed, the apex long-acuminate, abruptly narrowed at base, tomentose beneath, with fine and close sharp- pointed serratures, the petiole much shorter than the blade: fls. 1 in. across, 5-8 in a corymbose cluster, appearing with the lvs., white but pinkish outside, the buds rose-colored; pedicels very slender, 1 1/2-2 in. long; calyx-tube ellipsoid, the lobes lanceolate and recurved; petals orbicular, claw very short, tomentose; stamens many; styles slender and glabrous, connate below: fr. turbinate, not depressed at base, 2/3in, diam., dark red speckled white, the calyx wholly wanting. Himalaya. B.M. 7430. unknown in the wild.—A useful and showy plant, bearing profusely of bright red fls., with red calices and pedicels, and holding its many little frs. well into winter or even all winter. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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