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Prunus huantensis
Species of tree From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prunus huantensis is a South American tree native to mountain forests of Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. It may be a synonym of Prunus brittoniana.[1]
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Description
It is a shrub or tree up to 27 metres (89 feet) tall,[2][3] with brown lenticellate branchlets.[2] The leaves are 6.5–17 centimetres (2+1⁄2–6+3⁄4 inches) long, 3.5–7 cm (1+1⁄2–2+3⁄4 in) wide; ovate, with a rounded base; rigid, coriaceous; shortly denticulate.[2][4] Flowers arranged in an elongated raceme up to 17 cm long; sepals 1 mm long; petals up to 3 millimetres (1⁄8 in) long.[2] The fruits are black, spherical, up to 1.9 cm (3⁄4 in) wide.[2][4]
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Vernacular names
Names recorded for this species are: inca-inca (in central Peru);[2] pipe (in Pataz Province, northern Peru);[5] pandala or pundé (southern Colombia);[6] sacha capulí, capulí, laurel or canelón (in Ecuador).[3][7]
Distribution and habitat
Prunus huantensis can be found in mountain forests at elevations of 2,500–3,500 m (8,200–11,500 ft),[2][8] from southern Colombia to central Peru.[2][4][8]
References
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