Biology:Prunus gentryi
| Prunus gentryi | |
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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. gentryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus gentryi Standl.
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Prunus gentryi is a Mexican species of wild cherry in the genus Prunus, part of the rose family.
Description
Prunus gentryi is a tree up to 12 metres (39 feet) tall. The leaves are thick and leathery, dark green above and lighter below. The fruits are juicy and generally purple[2] except in P. gentryi forma flavipulpa, known from the State of Chihuahua, in which they are yellow and reportedly sweeter.[3]
The scientific description was published in 1937.[4][5][6]
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora. It grows along streambanks in mountainous regions of the Sierra Madre Occidental.[7][8]
Uses
The Mountain Pima (= Pima Bajo) of the region near Yepachic, Chihuahua, call the tree and its fruits "aguasiqui". The fruits are a prized food, ripening in late summer.[9]
References
- ↑ Fuentes, A.C.D.; Martínez Salas, E.; Samain, M.-S. (2021). "Prunus gentryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T126593175A126598016.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/126593175/126598016. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Felger, Richard Stephen; Johnson, Matthew Brian; Wilson, Michael Francis (2001-04-26). The Trees of Sonora, Mexico. Oxford University Press, US. ISBN 978-0-19-512891-8. OCLC 42667927. https://www.worldcat.org/title/42667927.
- ↑ Laferrière, Joseph E. (1989). "A yellow-fruited form of Prunus gentryi (Rosaceae)". Phytologia 65 (6): 482. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13789064#page/64/mode/1up.
- ↑ Standley, Paul C. (1937). "Studies of American Plants - VII". Publication. Field Museum of Natural History. Botanical Series 17 (2): 194–195. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19729#page/50/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Name - Prunus gentryi Standl.". 2013-12-20. http://www.tropicos.org/name/50048796.
- ↑ "Isotype of Prunus gentryi Standl. [family ROSACEAE]". https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.uc582261.
- ↑ Gentry, H.S. 1942. Rio Mayo plants. Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 537.
- ↑ Laferrière, Joseph E. 1994. Vegetation and flora of the Mountain Pima village of Nabogame, Chihuahua, Mexico. Phytologia 77:102-140.
- ↑ Laferriére, J. E.; Weber, C. W.; Kohlhepp, E. A. (1991). "Use and nutritional composition of some traditional Mountain Pima plant foods". Journal of Ethnobiology 11 (1): 93–114. https://biostor.org/reference/175238.
Wikidata ☰ Q15546130 entry
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