Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rosaceae | Genus: Pyrus | Species: Pyrus pashia Buch. – Ham. ex D. Don( मेहल ) |
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Fruit |
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| Synonym | Malus pashia (Buch-Ham ex Don) Wenz, Pyrus crenata D.Don , Pyrus variolosa Wall ex G.Don | Flower Color | Brownish |
| Common Name | Himalayan Pear, Indian wild pear, Wild pear, Mole, Kainath | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Himalayan Pear, Indian wild pear | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Mehal | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 750-2700 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits globose, yellowish – brown, black when ripe, fleshy, specked with white dots on the rough surface. |
| Habitat | Fairly common; open places, forest edges, agricultural fields or nearby villages, from sub Himalayan tracts. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Himalaya, Kashmir to Bhutan; Nepal, Myanmar, W. China. | Bark Details | Bark ashy – grey and rough in texture. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, up to 15 m high; often thorny; bark ashy – grey, rough. Leaves on young plants 3 – 5 lobed, mature leaves simple, ovate or ovate – lanceolate, acuminate, crenate. Flowers large white, tinged – brownish, Calyx tube campnulate, connate to the walls of ovary. Petals 5, obovate – orbicular. Carpels enclosed within calyx tube and adnate to it. Fruits globose, yellowish – brown, black when ripe, fleshy, specked with white dots on the rough surface. | Leaf Details | Leaves on young plants 3 – 5 lobed, mature leaves simple, ovate or ovate – lanceolate, acuminate, crenate. |
