Prunus debilis
Prunus debilis is a South American species of Prunus. Its phenotype suggests close affinity with three other South American species of Prunus; P. littlei, P. guanaiensis and P. wurdackii.[1] The Jivaro people chew the pulp of its fruit to alleviate the pain of toothaches.[2][3]
| Prunus debilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Species: | P. debilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Prunus debilis | |
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References
- 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.
- Schultes, Richard Evans; Raffauf, Robert Francis (1990). The Healing Forest: Medicinal and Toxic Plants of the Northwest Amazonia. Dioscorides Press. p. 376. ISBN 9780931146145.
- http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?tid=49337&taxauthid=1&clid=0
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