Prunus brasiliensis

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Prunus brasiliensis
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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 brasiliensisCham. & Schltdl.
  • Laurocerasus brasiliensis(Cham. & Schltdl.) M.Roem.
  • Prunus sphaerocarpaHook.f.

Prunus brasiliensis is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae. It is native to Brazil and north-eastern Argentina. [2] [3] [4]

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Description

Prunus brasiliensis is a tree up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall and 50 centimetres (20 inches) dbh, with a straight or slightly irregular trunk. [5] The small white flowers are arranged in axillary racemes 2–10 cm (3⁄4–4 in) long; petals up to 15 millimetres (5⁄8 inch) long. [5]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Brazil and northwestern Argentina, in forests up to 500 m (1,600 ft) in elevation. [3] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2022). "Prunus brasiliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T64120806A64120812. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T64120806A64120812.en . Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 540. ISBN   978-0-12-396954-5.
  3. 1 2 "Prunus brasiliensis". Flora de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  4. ↑ "SEINet Portal Network - Prunus brasiliensis".
  5. 1 2 3 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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