Biology:Prunus subcoriacea

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Short description: Species of tree

Prunus subcoriacea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. subcoriacea
Binomial name
Prunus subcoriacea
(Chodat & Hassl.) Koehne

Prunus subcoriacea is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae. It is native to South America.[1]

Description

P. subcoriacea is a tree up to 12 m tall, with rounded crown.[2] Flowers white or yellowish, arranged in axillary racemes up to 5 cm long.[2][3]

Distribution and habitat

P. subcoriacea occurs in Brazil , Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay in forests and along watercourses up to 1800 m of elevation.[4][2][1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013) (in en). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. pp. 540. ISBN 9780123969545. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ventoso, Andrea; Mongiardino, Laura (2014) (in Spanish). Guía de identificación de especies arbóreas nativas, Uruguay. DINAMA. pp. 57–58. 
  3. "SEINet Portal Network - Prunus subcoriacea". http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=305783. 
  4. "Prunus subcoriacea" (in Spanish). http://www.floraargentina.edu.ar/detalleespecie.asp?forma=&variedad=&subespecie=&especie=subcoriacea&espcod=10839&genero=Prunus&autor=3595&deDonde=4. 

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