Biology:Prunus samydoides

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Short description: Species of tree

Prunus samydoides
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. samydoides
Binomial name
Prunus samydoides
Schlecht.[1]
Synonyms
  • Cerasus samydoides (Schltdl.) Walp.
  • Laurocerasus samydoides (Schlecht.) Roem.[2]
  • Prunus potosina Lundell

Prunus samydoides is a species of Prunus native to Mexico. It is a small tree, with approximately 9 cm long oval-lanceolate evergreen leaves.

Ecology

It is found growing in montane cloud forests of eastern Mexico, some of which are relict Fagus mexicana stands.[3][4]

References

  1. Linnaea 13: 92. 1839
  2. Syn. Rosifl. 3: 92. 1847
  3. Rodríguez-Ramírez, Ernesto Ch.; Sánchez-González, Arturo; Ángeles-Pérez, Gregorio (6 February 2018). "Relationship between vegetation structure and microenvironment in Fagus grandifolia subsp. mexicana forest relicts in Mexico". Journal of Plant Ecology 11 (2): 237–247. doi:10.1093/jpe/rtw138. https://academic.oup.com/jpe/article/11/2/237/2738897. Retrieved 15 January 2019. 
  4. "SEINet Portal Network - Prunus samydoides". http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=155720. 

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