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Prunus wurdackii

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Prunus wurdackii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. wurdackii
Binomial name
Prunus wurdackii
C.L. Li & Aymard

Prunus wurdackii is a species of Prunus found only on the slopes of tepuis of the Chimantá Massif in Venezuela, at 900–2,200 m (3,000–7,200 ft) in elevation.[1] Judging from its morphology, it is closely related to Prunus espinozana, described in the same publication. It is a tree 3 to 15 m tall, with branchlets that are brown tending to black. It differs from Prunus littlei, another close relative, in having thicker, more leathery and more lustrous leaves, with longer petioles, measuring between 8–14 mm (0.3–0.6 in). Its solitary inflorescences, by contrast, have shorter pedicels and shorter styles.[2] Its calyx is salmon-colored, and the petals white.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Li, Chaoluan; Aymard, Gerardo (January 1997). "New species and a new combination in Prunus subgenus Laurocerasus (Rosaceae) from the Venezuelan Guayana". BioLlania. Edicion Especial 6: 449–454. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. ^ 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 23 December 2018.
  3. ^ Aymard C., G.A. & Cuello A., N.L. 2004. Rosaceae. Pp. 490–496 in Steyermark, J.A. (†), Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.), Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, Vol. 8, Poaceae–Rubiaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 1-930723-36-9.