Prunus guanaiensis

Prunus guanaiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Species:	P. guanaiensis
Binomial name
Prunus guanaiensis Rusby
Synonyms [1]
Prunus ernestiiGarcía-Barr.

Prunus guanaiensis is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae. ^[1] It is native to western South America. ^{[1] [2]} Its phenotype suggests close affinity with three other South American species of Prunus; P. debilis , P. littlei and P. wurdackii . ^{[1] [3]}

Distribution and habitat

Prunus guanaiensis occurs in montane forests from Colombia south to Bolivia, between 500 – 2000 m of elevation. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Pérez-Zabala, Jorge A. (2007). "Estudios sobre el género Prunus (Rosaceae) en el Neotrópico: novedades taxonómicas y nomenclaturales para Colombia" (PDF). Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 64 (2): 177–190. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
2. Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 540. ISBN   9780123969545.
3. "Filed as Prunus guanaiensis Rusby [family ROSACEAE]".