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

Prunus littlei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. littlei
Binomial name
Prunus littlei
Pérez Zab.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Prunus littlei Pérez-Zab. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".