Prunus kuramica

Prunus kuramica is a species of wild almond native to Afghanistan and nearby areas of Pakistan. It is a dense shrub or tree 1 to 5 m tall, with purplish-red hypanthia and sepals, and white or pink petals. It prefers to grow in xeric woodlands with Quercus and Juniper species, typically in rocky ravines at 1800 to 2850 m above sea level. A genetic study showed that is closely related to Prunus bucharica, P. webbii and P. kotschyi, and a full genetic and morphological analysis shows that its closest relative is Prunus bucharica.[3][4][5]

Prunus kuramica
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P. kuramica
Binomial name
Prunus kuramica
(Korsh.) Kitam[1]
Synonyms
  • Amygdalus kuramica Korsh.[2]

References

  1. Fl. Afghan. 2:179. 1960
  2. Bull. Acad. Petersb. ser. 5, 14:93. 1901
  3. Shiran, B.; Sorkheh, K.; Rouhi, V.; Gradziel, T.M.; Martínez-Gómez, P. (March 2009). "Molecular Characterization of Iranian Almond Cultivars and Related Wild Species Using Amplified Fragment-Length Polymorphisms (AFLPs)" (PDF). Acta Horticulturae. 814: 137–142. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.814.16. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  4. Yazbek, Mariana Mostafa (February 2010). Systematics of Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus: Monograph and Phylogeny (PDF) (PhD). Cornell University. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  5. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/rjp-25579
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