Biology:Prunus turcomanica

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Short description: Disputed species of wild almond from Iran and Turkmenistan

Prunus turcomanica
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. turcomanica
Binomial name
Prunus turcomanica
(Lincz.) Kitam.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Amygdalus turcomanica Lincz.

Prunus turcomanica, the Turkmen almond, is a putative species of wild almond native to Iran, Turkmenistan and possibly eastern Turkey.[3] A genetic and morphological study has shown that it is conspecific with Prunus spinosissima.[4]

References

  1. Fl. Afgh.: 180 (1960)
  2. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Prunus turcomanica | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = }}
  3. Bayazit, Safder; Califkan, Oguzhan; Imrak, Burhanettin (2011). "Comparison of Pollen Production and Quality Characteristics of Cultivated and Wild Almond Species". Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research 71 (4): 536–541. doi:10.4067/S0718-58392011000400006. 
  4. Yazbek, Mariana Mostafa (February 2010). Systematics of Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus: Monograph and Phylogeny (PDF) (PhD). Cornell University. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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