Pyrus hakkiarica (Turkish: Çölemerik ahlatı[2])is a species of pear in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to the Hakkari area of Turkey.[3]
| Pyrus hakkiarica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrus |
| Species: | P. hakkiarica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrus hakkiarica Browicz
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Morphology
editP. hakkiarica is a small, thorny tree. Young shoots are glabrous. Leaves are up to 7 cm long, 4-5 cm wide. Leaf margins can be crenate or serrate, but are mostly entire. Leaves are broadly ovate. Even on a single stem, leaves may take different forms. Upper and lower surfaces of the leaf are green and glabrous. Leaf base is cordate and mostly flat, but sometimes elliptic-ovate and rounded. Petioles are 2.5 to 5 cm. One to three fruits, pyriform, up to 3 cm, with persistent calyx. Fruit stems are thick and 3 to 5 cm in length.[4]
Nutrition
editAnalysis of the mineral content of P. hakkiarica has found the fruit higher than other pears in sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and iron.[5]
References
edit- ^ Güner, A. (1998). "Pyrus hakkiarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31326A9626704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31326A9626704.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Hakkari İli 2023 Yılı Çevre Durum Raporu [Hakkari Province 2023 Environmental Status Report] (PDF) (Report) (in Turkish). Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Hakkari Valiliği Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği İl Müdürlüğü. 2024. p. 92. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Şenkul, Mehmet Şirin (2022). Hakkari'den Toplanan Çölemerik Ahlatının (Pyrus hakkiarica Browicz.) Bazı Biyokimyasal Değerlerinin Tespit Edilmesi [Determination of Biochemical Values of Çölemerik Wild Pear (Pyrus hakkiarica Browicz.) Collected in Hakkari] (master's thesis) (in Turkish). Bingöl Üniversitesi. p. 7. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Şenkul, Hakkari'den Toplanan Çölemerik Ahlatının (Pyrus hakkiarica Browicz.) Bazı Biyokimyasal Değerlerinin Tespit Edilmesi, p. 3
- ^ Şenkul, Hakkari'den Toplanan Çölemerik Ahlatının (Pyrus hakkiarica Browicz.) Bazı Biyokimyasal Değerlerinin Tespit Edilmesi, p. 31
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