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Pyrus sp. pear (Aston Town Pear)
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Pyrus sp. pear (Aston Town Pear)
Plate 18 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
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1779 1832 Aston Edible Eudicot Eurosid Fabidae Hooker Juicy Pear Pomona Londinensis Pyrus Rosaceae Rosales Rosid William Hooker Angiospermae Dicot Dicotyledon Magnoliophyta
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Plate 18 from Pomona Londinensis, an illustrious work by renowned botanist William Hooker, showcases the exquisite Aston Town Pear (Pyrus sp.), a variety of the common pear tree (Pyrus communis) belonging to the Rosaceae family. This stunning illustration, created during the 19th century, is held in the esteemed Botany Library at the Natural History Museum in London. The Aston Town Pear, also known as the Aston Magna Pear, is a delightful edible fruit that boasts a green, juicy, and succulent texture. This pear variety, with its elegant and intricately detailed flowers, is a testament to the beauty and diversity of the angiosperms, a group of flowering plants that includes dicotyledons and eudicots. The Aston Town Pear is an essential addition to the Rosales order, which also includes the rose family, and the Rosid clade, a large group of flowering plants. This particular pear variety falls under the subclass Eudicotyledones, characterized by having two seed leaves, and the class Magnoliopsida, which includes flowering plants with two cotyledons. William Hooker's meticulous attention to detail is evident in this magnificent illustration, capturing the essence of the Aston Town Pear's unique characteristics. The painting not only serves as a beautiful work of art but also as an invaluable contribution to the scientific community, providing a record of this pear variety's appearance during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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