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Pyrus pyrifolia is a species of pear tree native to southern China and northern Indochina that has been introduced to Korea, Japan and other parts of the world. [1] The tree's edible fruit is known by many names, including Asian pear, [2] Persian pear, Japanese pear, [2] Chinese pear, [2] [3] Korean pear, [4] [5] [6] Taiwanese pear, apple pear, [7] zodiac pear, three-halves pear, papple ...
The following is a list of snakes (suborder Serpentes) of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, parts of Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains.
Indian wolf snake (Lycodon aulicus) Northern wolf snake (Lycodon striatus) Banded kukri snake (Oligodon arnensis) Cantor's kukri snake (Oligodon cyclurus) Banded racer (Argyrogena fasciolata) Beauty rat snake (Elaphe taeniura) Eastern trinket snake (Elaphe cantoris) Hodgson's rat snake (Elaphe hodgsoni) Forsten's cat snake (Boiga forsteni)
There are four species which are primarily grown for edible fruit production: the European pear Pyrus communis subsp. communis cultivated mainly in Europe and North America, the Chinese white pear (bai li) Pyrus × bretschneideri, the Chinese pear Pyrus ussuriensis, and the Nashi pear Pyrus pyrifolia (also known as Asian pear or apple pear ...
Pyrus pyrifolia [citation needed] There are other national fruits of South Korea such as Persimmons and Apples. Spain: Grape: Vitis vinifera [28] There are over 400 varietals of grapes that are grown in Spain for wine production. Sri Lanka: Jackfruit: Artocarpus heterophyllus [29] Sweden: Apple: Malus domestica [citation needed] Switzerland ...
Asian pears, fruits of Pyrus pyrifolia on the left and right, and two fruits of Pyrus × bretschneideri in the center. Fruit commonly known as the Asian pear in different parts of the world : Pyrus pyrifolia, called “Korean pear”, “Japanese pear”, Chinese pear or Nashi pear, usually round, with brown or yellow skin
Pyrus pashia commonly occurs in mid-hill regions from the Caucasus to the Himalaya, between 750 and 2,600 metres (2,460 and 8,530 ft) above sea-level. [6] The trees themselves, unlike the fruit, are not much sold in the retail trade, and beyond those growing wild the species can be found almost exclusively in local home gardens.
Chrysopelea, commonly known as the flying snake or gliding snake, is a genus of snakes that belongs to the family Colubridae. They are found in Southeast Asia, and are known for their ability to glide between trees. Flying snakes are mildly venomous, though the venom is dangerous only to their small