Prunus subcoriacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 2 Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 540. ISBN 9780123969545.
  2. 1 2 3 Ventoso, Andrea; Mongiardino, Laura (2014). Guía de identificación de especies arbóreas nativas, Uruguay (in Spanish). DINAMA. pp. 57–58.
  3. "SEINet Portal Network - Prunus subcoriacea".
  4. "Prunus subcoriacea". Flora de la Republica Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-30.
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