Pyrus xerophila

Pyrus xerophila is a species of flowering plant in the genus Pyrus found in China.^[2] It is a probable hybrid species resulting from crosses between Pyrus pashia (Himalayan pear), Pyrus ussuriensis (Manchurian pear), and the western domestic pear, brought together by travelers along the Silk Road.^[3] It is used as rootstock for cultivated pears, and the fruit are collected and eaten by local people.^[4]

Pyrus xerophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Pyrus
Species:	P. xerophila
Binomial name
Pyrus xerophila T.T.Yu[1]