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754. Cydonia oblonga Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n. 1 (1768) [Pyrus cydonia L.; Cydonia vul-
garis Delarbre]
Cultivated. – Naturalized in Sicily (cfr. Terpó 1985). – Throughout the region.
755. Pyrus pyraster (L.) Duroi, Harbk. Baumz. ed. 1, 2: 215 (1772)
Broadleaf woods on wet and rich ground. – Throughout hills and low mountains. – CC.
756. Pyrus spinosa Forssk., Fl. Aegypt. Arab.: 211 (1775) [Pyrus amygdaliformis Vill.;
incl. P. tinei Tod. ex Decne.]
Woods and open mountain ground. – Throughout the region. Ficuzza alle Neviere e alla Zotta del
Paradiso (Lojacono 1891: sub P. amygdaliformis). – C.

757. Pyrus vallis-demonis Raimondo & Schicchi in Bocconea 17: 325 (2004)
ES – Open mountain woods. – Nebrodi Tassita di Caronia (Raimondo & al. 2004); Nebrodi, nelle
schiarite e nei boschi di cerro e agrifoglio in contrada Pileci, Raimondo & Schicchi, 17 agosto
2007 (PAL); Parco dei Nebrodi, frequente nelle schiarite dei cerreti della parte alta di contrada
Agrifoglio fino al Maulazzo (Raimondo PAL). – R.

* Pyrus pyrainus Raf. in Specchio Sci. 2: 173 (1814) [P. parviflora Guss. (1832) non Desf.
(1808); P. cuneifolia Guss., Pl. Rar.: 202 (1826); incl. “var. microcarpa + var. macro-
carpa” Lojac. (1909)]
P. cuneifolia Guss. ante 1845 = P. amygdaliformis, post 1845 = P. pyrainus; Gussone post 1845
localities are acknowledged to this binomial. According to Fl. Europ. 2: 66 (1968) close to P.
amygdaliformis. – Coppice, grazing land and garigue. – Vittoria, S. Croce, Comiso, Terranova,
Noto (Gussone 1832: sub P. parviflora); Valdemone a Cannata, Madonie alla Canna, Tra Ferro e
Petralia (Lojacono 1891); Ficuzza, Madonie (Lojacono 1891: sub Pyrus pyrainus); S. Martino
(Lojacono 1909: sub “var. macrocarpa”); Cannata, Dingoli, Madonie Sciara di Guderi, Gonato,
Ferro, Pomieri (Lojacono 1909: sub “var. microcarpa”). – C.
758. Pyrus castribonensis Raimondo, Schicchi & Mazzola in Naturalista Sicil. Ser.4,
30(3-4):366 (2006)
ES – Clearings and open termophylous woods. – Nebrodi and Madonie (Raimondo, Schicchi &
Mazzola 2006). – R.
759. Pyrus sicanorum Raimondo, Schicchi & Marino in Flora Medit. 16:379 (2006)
ES - Clearings and open temperate woods. – Monti Sicani (Raimondo, Schicchi & Marino 2006).
– R.
760. Pyrus communis L., Sp. Pl.: 479 (1753)
Cultivated. – Everywhere in low-mountain regions. – C.
** Pyracantha coccinea M. Roem., Syn. 3: 219 (1847)
Cultivated for hedges. – Common in hills and coastland.
761. Malus sylvestris Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n. 1 (1768) [Pyrus malus L.; incl. P. acerba
DC. + P. eryostila Moris]
Broadleaf woods. – Mountains. – C.

762. Malus domestica Borkh., Handb. Forstbot. 2 (1): 1269 (1803)
Cultivated. – Everywhere in low-mountain regions. – C.