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Prunus debilis

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Species of plant

Prunus debilis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: P. debilis
Binomial name
Prunus debilis
Koehne
Synonyms
  • Prunus vana J.F.Macbride
  • Prunus williamsii J.F.Macbride

Prunus debilis is a South American species of Prunus. Its phenotype suggests close affinity with three other South American species of Prunus; P. littlei, P. guanaiensis and P. wurdackii. The Jivaro people chew the pulp of its fruit to alleviate the pain of toothaches.

References

  1. 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 26 July 2018.
  2. Schultes, Richard Evans; Raffauf, Robert Francis (1990). The Healing Forest: Medicinal and Toxic Plants of the Northwest Amazonia. Dioscorides Press. p. 376. ISBN 9780931146145.
  3. "SEINet Portal Network - Prunus debilis".
Taxon identifiers
Prunus debilis
Prunus vana


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