Prunus mongolica

Prunus mongolica (the Mongolian almond) is a species of Prunus native to China and Mongolia, particularly the Gobi Desert. A small scrubby bush, reaching 1-2 m, it is adapted to extreme drought.[1] Genetic studies have shown that it is more closely related to the peaches, with its closest relative being Prunus tangutica.[2][3][4]

Prunus mongolica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Rosaceae
Genus:
Prunus
Species:
P. mongolica
Binomial name
Prunus mongolica
Synonyms
  • Amygdalus mongolica (Maxim.) Ricker

References
  1. Wang, Jǖgang; Zheng, Rong; Bai, Shulan; Gao, Xiaomin; Liu, Min; Yan, Wei; Chan, Zhulong (20 April 2015). "Mongolian Almond (Prunus mongolica Maxim): The Morpho-Physiological, Biochemical and Transcriptomic Response to Drought Stress". PLOS ONE. 10 (4): e0124442. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1024442W. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124442. PMC 4404049. PMID 25893685.
  2. Yazbek, Mariana (9 April 2010). Systematics Of Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus Monograph And Phylogeny (Thesis). hdl:1813/14843.
  3. Yazbek, Mariana M.; Al-Zein, Mohammad S. (15 May 2014). "Wild almonds gone wild: revisiting Darwin's statement on the origin of peaches". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 61 (7): 1319–1328. doi:10.1007/s10722-014-0113-6.
  4. Wang, Jǖgang; Zheng, Rong; Bai, Shulan; Gao, Xiaomin; Liu, Min; Yan, Wei; Chan, Zhulong (20 April 2015). "Mongolian Almond (Prunus mongolica Maxim): The Morpho-Physiological, Biochemical and Transcriptomic Response to Drought Stress". PLOS ONE. 10 (4): e0124442. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1024442W. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124442. PMC 4404049. PMID 25893685.
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