Prunus brasiliensis

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Prunus brasiliensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Prunus brasiliensis
(Cham. & Schltdl.) D. Dietr.
Synonyms
  • Cerasus brasiliensis Cham. & Schltdl.
  • Laurocerasus brasiliensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) M.Roem.
  • Prunus sphaerocarpa Hook.f.

Prunus brasiliensis is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae. It is native to Brazil and northeastern Argentina.[1][2][3]

Description[]

Prunus brasiliensis is a tree up to 20 m tall and 50 cm dbh, with a straight or slightly irregular trunk.[4] The small white flowers are arranged in axillary racemes 2-10 cm long; petals up to 15 mm long.[4]

Distribution and habitat[]

Prunus brasiliensis occurs in Brazil and northwestern Argentina, in forests up to 500 m. of elevation.[2][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 540. ISBN 9780123969545.
  2. ^ a b "Prunus brasiliensis". Flora de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  3. ^ "SEINet Portal Network - Prunus brasiliensis".
  4. ^ a b c Ramalho, Paulo (1978). Algumas características ecológicas e silviculturais de quatro espécies florestais do Estado do Paraná. Master Thesis (in Portuguese). Universidade Federal do Paraná. pp. 46–47, 53, 66.

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