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Prunus spinosissima

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Species of wild almond from Central Asia

Prunus spinosissima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: P. spinosissima
Binomial name
Prunus spinosissima
(Bunge) Franch.
Synonyms

Amygdalus spinosissima Bunge

Prunus spinosissima, the thorny almond, (Uzbek: bodomcha, lit. 'little almond') is a species of wild almond native to dry areas of Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran, preferring to grow at 400-1500 m above sea level. It is morphologically similar to Prunus erioclada, P. lycioides, P. eburnea and P. brahuica.

Description

Prunus spinosissima is a shrub reaching 2 m. The bark is brownish-red, turning ash grey with age. The flowers are pink.

References

  1. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 6, 16:281. 1883
  2. Beitr. Fl. Russl. 106. 1852 (Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 7:282. 1854
  3. Yazbek, Mariana Mostafa (February 2010). Systematics of Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus: Monograph and Phylogeny (PDF) (PhD). Cornell University. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  4. Dzhangaliev, A. D.; Salova, T. N.; Turekhanova, P. M. (2002). "3. The Wild Fruit and Nut Plants of Kazakhstan". In Jules, Janick (ed.). Horticultural Reviews, Volume 29 : Wild Apple and Fruit Trees of Central Asia. John Wiley & Sons. p. 363. ISBN 9780471463375.
  5. "Prunus spinosissima (Bunge) Franch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
Taxon identifiers
Prunus spinosissima
Amygdalus spinosissima


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