Prunus trichamygdalus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Prunus |
Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Amygdalus |
Species: | P. trichamygdalus
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Binomial name | |
Prunus trichamygdalus | |
Synonyms | |
Amygdalus trichamygdalus (Hand.-Mazz.) Woronow |
Prunus trichamygdalus ( Persian: بادام مخملی, lit. 'velvet almond') is a putative species of "wild" almond tree native to eastern Anatolia in Turkey, and nearby areas of Iran (possibly introduced). [1] Molecular and morphological analyses show that is very similar to Prunus dulcis, the cultivated almond, differing in its shorter petioles and smaller leaves with more numerous crenulations. [2] Its flowers are pink, and its fruits green. Non-bitter forms may be cultivated, [a] but its native range is restricted to elevations of 1250-2100 m on limestone slopes and gorges in the Lake Van area. [3]
Prunus trichamygdalus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Prunus |
Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Amygdalus |
Species: | P. trichamygdalus
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Binomial name | |
Prunus trichamygdalus | |
Synonyms | |
Amygdalus trichamygdalus (Hand.-Mazz.) Woronow |
Prunus trichamygdalus ( Persian: بادام مخملی, lit. 'velvet almond') is a putative species of "wild" almond tree native to eastern Anatolia in Turkey, and nearby areas of Iran (possibly introduced). [1] Molecular and morphological analyses show that is very similar to Prunus dulcis, the cultivated almond, differing in its shorter petioles and smaller leaves with more numerous crenulations. [2] Its flowers are pink, and its fruits green. Non-bitter forms may be cultivated, [a] but its native range is restricted to elevations of 1250-2100 m on limestone slopes and gorges in the Lake Van area. [3]