Prunus cercocarpifolia

Prunus cercocarpifolia is a species of Prunus found in the Chihuahuan Desert, in the south of the Mexican state of Coahuila. Judging from its morphology, it is closely related to Prunus microphylla. When initially collected, Eupelmid wasps were found within the pits.[1][2]

Prunus cercocarpifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Prunus
Section: Prunus sect. Emplectocladus
Species:
P. cercocarpifolia
Binomial name
Prunus cercocarpifolia
Villarreal

References

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  1. ^ Villarreal Q., José A. (August 1989). "A new species of Prunus subgenus Amygdalus (Rosaceae) from Coahuila, Mexico". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 13 (3): 273–275. JSTOR 41967481.
  2. ^ "Isotype of Prunus cercocarpifolia Villarreal [family ROSACEAE]".