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Prunus brachybotrya

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Prunus brachybotrya
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. brachybotrya
Binomial name
Prunus brachybotrya
Zucc.
Synonyms
  • Cerasus brachybotrys (Zucc.) K.Koch
  • Cerasus schiedeana (Steud.) K.Koch
  • Laurocerasus brachybotrys (Zucc.) M.Roem.
  • Laurocerasus mexicana M.Roem.
  • Prunus laurifolia Schltdl.
  • Prunus prionophylla Standl.
  • Prunus schiedeana Steud.

Prunus brachybotrya is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae. It is native to Mexico. Individuals have been found growing in Central American countries. The resplendent quetzal has been observed feeding on this tree.

Distribution and habitat

P. brachybotrya is found in southeastern Mexico, particularly in Chiapas, and grows in cloud forests between 1200–2400 m of elevation.

Uses

The wood of P. brachybotrya is reddish brown in color and is suitable for woodturning. Among the Tarahumara its leaves, which smell strongly of hydrogen cyanide, are used to kill fish when harvesting a pond, applied to deter insects from biting, and used in infusions to relieve coughs and other ailments.

References

  1. Machuca Machuca, K., Martínez Salas, E. & Samain, M.-S. (2022). "Prunus brachybotrya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T205547001A205617405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T205547001A205617405.en. Retrieved 28 February 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Prunus brachybotrya Zucc. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  3. Solórzano, Sofía; Castillo, Silvia; Valverde, Teresa; Ívila, Lourdes (September 2000). "Quetzal Abundance in Relation to Fruit Availability in a Cloud Forest in Southeastern Mexico" (PDF). Biotropica. 32 (3): 523–532. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2000.tb00498.x. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. The red list of Mexican cloud forest trees. González-Espinosa, Mario. Cambridge: Fauna & Flora International. 2011. p. 74. ISBN 9781903703281. OCLC 816551109.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "SEINet Portal Network - Prunus brachybotrya".
  6. Catálogo técnico de los nombres comunes de las especies forestales maderables (in Spanish). INEGI. 2001. p. 91.
  7. Irigoyen-Rascón, Fructuoso; Paredes, Alfonso (2015). Tarahumara Medicine: Ethnobotany and Healing among the Rarámuri of Mexico. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press. p. 255. ISBN 9780806152714.

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Taxon identifiers
Prunus brachybotrya
Prunus laurifolia
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