Biology:Prunus brachybotrya
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Short description: Species of tree
| Prunus brachybotrya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Species: | P. brachybotrya
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus brachybotrya Zucc.
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Prunus brachybotrya[2] is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae. It is native to Mexico. Individuals have been found growing in Central American countries. The resplendent quetzal has been observed feeding on this tree.[3]
Distribution and habitat
P. brachybotrya is found in southeastern Mexico, particularly in Chiapas, and grows in cloud forests between 1200–2400 m of elevation.[4][5]
Uses
The wood of P. brachybotrya is reddish brown in color and is suitable for woodturning.[6] Among the Tarahumara its leaves, which smell strongly of hydrogen cyanide, are used to kill fish when harvesting a pond, applied to deter insects from biting, and used in infusions to relieve coughs and other ailments.[7]
References
- ↑ Machuca Machuca, K., Martínez Salas, E. & Samain, M.-S. (2022). "Prunus brachybotrya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T205547001A205617405.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/205547001/205617405. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ↑ "Prunus brachybotrya Zucc. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:729505-1.
- ↑ Solórzano, Sofía; Castillo, Silvia; Valverde, Teresa; Ívila, Lourdes (September 2000). "Quetzal Abundance in Relation to Fruit Availability in a Cloud Forest in Southeastern Mexico". Biotropica. pp. 523–532. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2000.tb00498.x. ftp://169.158.189.34/pub/Biotropica/2000s/2000/32-3/Biotropica-2000-32-3-p523.pdf.[dead ftp link] (To view documents see Help:FTP)
- ↑ The red list of Mexican cloud forest trees. González-Espinosa, Mario.. Cambridge: Fauna & Flora International. 2011. pp. 74. ISBN 978-1-903703-28-1. OCLC 816551109.
- ↑ "SEINet Portal Network - Prunus brachybotrya". http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=132568.
- ↑ (in es) Catálogo técnico de los nombres comunes de las especies forestales maderables. INEGI. 2001. p. 91.
- ↑ Irigoyen-Rascón, Fructuoso; Paredes, Alfonso (2015). Tarahumara Medicine: Ethnobotany and Healing among the Rarámuri of Mexico.. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-8061-5271-4.
External links
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