Biology:Prunus jacquemontii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Prunus jacquemontii
Prunus jacquemontii at Chicago Botanic Garden 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Prunus
Section: Prunus sect. Microcerasus
Species:
P. jacquemontii
Binomial name
Prunus jacquemontii

Prunus jacquemontii, sometimes called Afghan cherry, Afghan bush cherry, Afghan dwarf cherry, or flowering almond, a name shared with Prunus triloba, is shrub which originates from Afghanistan, India , Pakistan , Tajikistan, and Tibet.[2][3][4] The species name refers to French botanist Victor Jacquemont.[5] It has slender leaves that are elliptical or obovate. The flowers are pink and grow in clusters of 2-3 blossoms with short petals.[6][7][8]

References

  1. Pollard, R.P.; Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Prunus jaquemontii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T50623147A50673986. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T50623147A50673986.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/50623147/50673986. Retrieved 28 August 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Prunus jacquemontii | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = January 24, 2014 }}
  3. "Prunus jacquemontii". JC Raultston Arboretum. North Carolina State University. http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/horticulture/current_plantings/current_plantings_details.php?serialnumber=0067043. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  4. Hedrick, U. P-. (1915). The Cherries of New York. Albany, NY: New York Department of Agriculture. p. 38. 
  5. Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 50, at Google Books
  6. Publisher Names of Plants Introduced to Cultivation 1876-1896. London: Royal Gardens Kew. 1900. p. 338. 
  7. Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1879). The Flora of British India. London: Reeve & Co.. p. 314. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.54393. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.222594. 
  8. "JC Raulston Arboretum". https://jcra.ncsu.edu/resources/photographs/plants-results.php?serial=104333. 

Wikidata ☰ Q12844016 entry