Prunus beccarii
Appearance
Prunus beccarii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Prunus |
Species: | P. beccarii
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Binomial name | |
Prunus beccarii | |
Synonyms | |
Pygeum beccarii Ridl.[2] |
Prunus beccarii is a species of Prunus native to Borneo with a few sterile specimens discovered on Sumatra. It is a tree reaching 27 m and can be distinguished from similar species by the absence of any basal leaf glands but the presence of a large hollow gland in its stipules.[3][4] Among the Penan people it is called betolei, a name they also give to the much more common Prunus arborea.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Blumea 13: 104. 1965
- ^ Kew Bull.: 281. 1938
- ^ "Prunus beccarii | Flora Malesiana".
- ^ "Prunus beccarii". cybertaxonomy.org. Flora Malesiana. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Puri, Rajindra K. (28 July 2006). Deadly Dances in the Bornean Rainforest: Hunting Knowledge of the Penan Benalui. Brill Academic Publishers, Inc. p. 312. ISBN 9789067182393.