Prunus stellipila (Chinese: 星毛稠李) is a species of Prunus native to central China, preferring to grow at 1000–1800 m. It is a tree typically 6–9 m tall, but reaching 20 m.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Padus |
| Species: | P. stellipila
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Uses
editPeople in rural Shaanxi province use its wood to make items of furniture, and particularly favor it for making chopping boards. They refer to it as 苦桃, "bitter peach".[2]
References
edit- ^ "Our database entry for Prunus stellipila is currently incomplete, sorry".
- ^ Kang, Jin; Kang, Yongxiang; Feng, Jing; Liu, Mengying; Ji, Xiaolian; Li, Dengwu; Stawarczyk, Kinga; Łuczaj, Łukasz (30 June 2017). "Plants as highly diverse sources of construction wood, handicrafts and fibre in the Heihe valley (Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China): The importance of minor forest products". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 13 (38): 38. doi:10.1186/s13002-017-0165-8. PMC 5493080. PMID 28666450.
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