Prunus pedunculata
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| P. pedunculata displaying their vivid pink flowers at the Botanic Garden of the Irkutsk State University. Note that the lower third of the bushes are bare stems, allowing for wind‑blown soil capture. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Prunus |
| Section: | Prunus sect. Louiseania |
| Species: | P. pedunculata
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Prunus pedunculata is a species of Prunus known in China as long‑peduncled almond (长梗扁桃). It is native to China (particularly the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region), Mongolia and nearby sections of Siberia. A small bush, reaching 1-2 m, its pink flowers allow it to be used as an ornamental. Adapted to cold, arid environments, its many‑stemmed growth habit fixes blowing sand, an important contribution to succession.[1] As Amygdalus pedunculatus Pall., it seems to be being evaluated for its seed oil potential.[2][3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Older sources may be referring to Prunus triloba
- ^ Chinese researchers appear to (mis)associate Amygdalus pedunculata/pedunculatus with two very distinct phenotypes: Liu, Jiang-Qun; Yin, Ming-Yu; Zuo, Si-Yu; Yang, Shao-Bing; Wuyun, Tana (10 October 2017). "Phenotypic variations in natural populations of Amygdalus pedunculata". Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 41 (10): 1091–1102. doi:10.17521/cjpe.2017.0104.
References
[edit]- ^ Gunin, P.D.; Vostokova, Elizabeth A.; Dorofeyuk, Nadezhda I.; Tarasov, Pavel E.; Black, Clanton C., eds. (1999). Vegetation Dynamics of Mongolia. Springer. p. 104. ISBN 9789401591430.
- ^ Du, Xuanli; Yang, Fan; Lou, Lijuan; Wu, Wenpeng; Zhang, Hanfang (June 2012). "Development and research advance of Amygdalus pedunculatus Pall. seed oil". Cereal & Food Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "USDA Plants Database".