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Pyrus glabra, (Persian: انچوچک, referring to the seeds), is a species wild pear native to Iran.[2] Preferring to grow in the Zagros Mountains at about 2000m above sea level, it is a small, spiny tree, typically 4.6m tall, reaching 7.8m.[3] The plant was said to exude a sweet substance called manna of Luristan, which was collected by locals and consumed.[4] Its fruit are heavy with tannins and very sour, but are still gathered in the wild for the vegetable oil in the seeds, which are larger than typical pear seeds.[5] The oil keeps for a long time and is high in omega-6 fatty acids.[6]
^Sturtevant, Edward Lewis (1919). Hedrick, U. P. (ed.). Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants. Albany: J.B. Lyon company, State printers.
^Morgan, Joan (2015). The Book of Pears: The Definitive History and Guide to over 500 Varieties. ISBN9781603586665.
^Hashemi, Seyed Mohammad Bagher; Khaneghah, Amin Mousavi; Barba, Francisco J.; Lorenzo, José M.; Rahman, Mohammad Shafiur; Amarowicz, Ryszard; Yousefabad, Seyed Hossein Asadi; Movahed, Mehrnoosh Dabiri (2018). "Characteristics of Wild Pear (Pyrus glabra Boiss) Seed Oil and Its Oil-in-Water Emulsions: A Novel Source of Edible Oil". European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 120 (2). doi:10.1002/ejlt.201700284.
