Talk:Pyrus malus

Pyrus malus
From what I can tell, Pyrus is pear, and Malus is apple, both genus names. However, google and gbc shows a lot of cites. It seems like this should exist, but I'm at a loss as to what form it should take. Any ideas? Atelaes 07:57, 12 February 2008 (UTC)


 * From what I understand, it's the old (Linnaean) term for a species which is now regarded as two, viz. Malus domesticus and Malus sylvestris (the domestic apple and the crabapple). Should be listed as ==Translingual== and, unless we have a more specific template for obsolete scientific names.  EncycloPetey can probably shed more light on this. -- Visviva 08:48, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I've converted it into such an entry as advised. SemperBlotto 10:29, 12 February 2008 (UTC)


 * USDA Plants database reports it as synonym for Malus sylvestris, European crab apple. DCDuring TALK 02:02, 13 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure that should be regarded as a separate sense; then again I'm not really sure how we ought to treat taxonomic synonyms at all, since they are rather distinct from ordinary garden-variety synonyms. -- Visviva 09:23, 16 February 2008 (UTC)