Prunus integrifolia

Prunus integrifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: P. integrifolia
Binomial name
Prunus integrifolia
(C.Presl) Walp.
Synonyms[1]
  • Cerasus integrifolia C. Presl
  • Prunus recurviflora Koehne
  • Prunus villegasiana Pilg.

Prunus integrifolia is a tree native to mountain forests of western South America.[2] It has much larger leaves than most other species in the genus, up to 25 cm (10 inches) long, with no teeth along the edges. Flowers are in an elongated raceme, rising vertically upwards rather than hanging as in some other species[3][2]

References

  1. Tropicos, Prunus integrifolia (C. Presl) Walp.
  2. 1 2 Pérez-Zabala, J. A. 2007. Estudios sobre el género Prunus (Rosaceae) en el Neotrópico: novedades taxonómicas y nomenclaturales para Colombia. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 64(2): 177–190
  3. Schulenberg, T. S. & K. Awbrey. 1997. A rapid assessment of the humid forests of South Central Chuquisaca, Bolivia. Rapid Assessment Program Working Papers 8: 1–84
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