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3396.000 Prunus
Description of the genus
Trees or shrubs, sometimes spiny (not in ours). Stipules present. Leaves alternate, simple. Flowers bisexual, 5-merous. sometimes flowering before the leaves. Petals inserted at the mouth of the calyx tube. Stamens 10-many. Carpel 1, style terminal; ovules 2. Fruit drupaceous, indehiscent, 1(-2)-seeded. Worldwide: 200 species in temperate zones and on tropical mountains |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| africana (Hook. f.) Kalkman | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| cerasoides D. Don | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | Description, Image |
| serotina Ehrh. var. salicifolia (Kunth.) Koene | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E |
Other sources of information about Prunus:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Prunus pageFlora of Mozambique: Prunus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Prunus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Prunus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Prunus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Prunus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Prunus
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