Fruit commonly known as the Asian pear in different parts of the world :
- Pyrus pyrifolia, called âÂÂKorean pearâÂÂ, âÂÂJapanese pearâÂÂ, âÂÂChinese pearâ or Nashi pear, usually round, with brown or yellow skin
- Pyrus ÃÂ bretschneideri, called Ya pear or Chinese white pear, usually slightly elongated (shaped more like a European pear), with yellow skin.