(Rosaceae) Pyrus calleryana Decne.
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): used as a tonic.
Part(s) used: stem.
Field Characters: Shrub or medium-sized tree, up to 5 m high, much branched. Leaves alternate, 3-4 leaves at each node, obovate, glabrous, margins toothed, flowers axillary, pink. Fruits globose, acrid-sour.
Locality: Houaphan Province, Houa Muong District, Soplao Village.
Habitat: Grass field in the sope of the mountain.
Altitude: m asl.
Collector(s): K. Kunsawanh
Collection number(s): LAOS_702
Collection Date: May 15, 2005
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2283140.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 9 Page 178GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityPham Hoang Ho-Cayco Vietnam vol 1, p. 781, plant #3127
Medicinal properties:
Peng BR, Tang XY, Chen YS, et al. Exploring the wound-healing potential and seasonal chemical variability of the Formosan Callery pear Pyrus calleryana: implications for therapeutic applications. Pharm Biol 2024, 62(1):621-633. DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2024.2378011
Tian M, Wang Q, Jia X, et al. Chemical constituents, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of Pyrus calleryana Dcne. essential oil. Industrial Crops and Products 2023, volume 204, part B, 117353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117353
Zhao H, Wang Q, Yang L. et al. Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and enzyme inhibitory activities of bean pear (Pyrus calleryana fruit). Front. Plant Sci 2025 (Sec. Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity), volume 16. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1521990/full