Pyrus hakkiarica (Turkish: ) is a species of wild pear in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to the Hakkari area of Turkey, and is assessed as data deficient on the IUCN Red List.
Pyrus hakkiarica is a small, thorny tree reaching up to about 5 m in height. Young shoots are hairless (), while branches bear stout spines. Leaves are broadly , variable even on the same plant, typically up to 7 cm long and 4âÂÂ5 cm wide, with margins that may be entire or lightly to . Both surfaces of the leaf are smooth and green, and the leaf base is usually (heartâÂÂshaped) but may sometimes appear rounded. measure 2.5âÂÂ5 cm in length. Flowers appear in clusters of one to three, each developing into a single (pearâÂÂshaped) fruit up to 3 cm in diameter; the fruit retains its lobes and is borne on a thick stalk 3âÂÂ5 cm long Wikipedia.
Analysis of the mineral content of P. hakkiarica has found the fruit higher than other pears in sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and iron.
This species is known only from montane scrub and open woodland in and around the Hakkâri Province of Turkey, typically on wellâÂÂdrained slopes within a subtropical continental climate. Its restricted range and specialised habitat contribute to its uncertain conservation status.
Pyrus hakkarica was first described by the Polish chorologist and taxonomist in 1972, based on material collected by Peter Hadland Davis on 16 June 1966 at 1550 m elevation on the road from à Âemdinli to Yüksekova in Hakkâri Province, Turkey.