Biology:Prunus aitchisonii

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Short description: Disputed species of wild almond from Afghanistan and Pakistan

Prunus aitchisonii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. aitchisonii
Binomial name
Prunus aitchisonii
(Korsh.) Kitam.[1]
Synonyms

Amygdalus aitchisonii Korsh.

Prunus aitchisonii is a putative species of wild almond native to Afghanistan and nearby areas of Pakistan. A genetic and morphological study has shown that it is conspecific with Prunus kuramica.[2]

References

  1. Fl. Afghan. (Results Kyoto Univ. Sci. Exped. Karak. & Hinduk. 1955, ii.) 177(1960)
  2. Yazbek, Mariana Mostafa (February 2010). Systematics of Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus: Monograph and Phylogeny (PDF) (PhD). Cornell University. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

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