Prunus rigida

Prunus rigida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Rosales
Family:Rosaceae
Genus:Prunus
Species: P. rigida
Binomial name
Prunus rigida

Prunus rigida, is a species of shrub or tree in the family Rosaceae.[1] It is native to Peru and Bolivia.[1][2][3]

P. rigida grows up to 6 meters tall.[4] Leaves are rigid, ovate-lanceolate in shape, up to 15 cm long, with toothed margin.[3][4] Flowers are arranged in racemes up to 6 cm long.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees. 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Waltham, MA: Academic Press. p. 541. ISBN 978-012-3969-545.
  2. ↑ Killeen, T. J., E. García Estigarribia & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 1993. Guía Árb. Bolivia 1–958. Herbario Nacional de Bolivia & Missouri Botanical Garden, Edit. Quipus srl., La Paz
  3. 1 2 3 Macbride, J. F. 1938. Rosaceae. 13(2/3): 1063–1119. In J. F. Macbride (ed.) Flora of Peru. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series. Field Museum, Chicago
  4. 1 2 3 Medina, Auner (2013). Identificación y caracterización de las especies del bosque montano Las Palmas - Chota. Thesis (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca. pp. 120–122.
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