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Taxon: Prunus occidentalis Sw.

Genus: Prunus
Family: Rosaceae subfamily: Spiraeoideae tribe: Amygdaleae.
Nomen number: 30056
Place of publication: Prodr. 80. 1788
Name verified on: 07-Nov-1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 18-Oct-2004
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Davis (DAV).

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.
Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

  • almendrón   (Source: F PR ed2 ) – Spanish
  • almendrillo   (Source: F PR ed2 ) – Spanish

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native:
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Caribbean: Cuba; Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico

References:

  • Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica. (F Jam)
  • Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. (F PR)
  • Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2. (F PR ed2)
  • Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama. (F Panama) [mentions].
More:

Check other databases for Prunus occidentalis Sw.:

  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy
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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?30056 (09 February 2010)

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