Prunus jacquemontii

Prunus jacquemontii, sometimes called Afghan cherry, Afghan bush cherry, Afghan dwarf cherry, or flowering almond, a name shared with Prunus triloba, is shrub which originates from Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Tibet.^[2][3][4] The species name refers to French botanist Victor Jacquemont.^[5] It has slender leaves that are elliptical or obovate. The flowers are pink and grow in clusters of 2-3 blossoms with short petals.^[6][7][8]

Prunus jacquemontii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Subgenus:	Prunus subg. Prunus
Section:	Prunus sect. Microcerasus
Species:	P. jacquemontii
Binomial name
Prunus jacquemontii Hook. f.[2]