Prunus haussknechtii

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Amygdaleae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: P. subg. Amygdalus
Species: Prunus haussknechtii
Name

Prunus haussknechtii C.K.Schneid.
References

Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde ... Jena 1:592. 1905
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Prunus haussknechtii (Persian: ارجنک) is a species of wild almond native to Iran. It is shrub or small tree 1-2 m tall, sometimes reaching 4 m, with pink flowers. It prefers to grow at 1200 to 3600 m above sea level, near water, either riverbanks or mountain bases where there is melting snow.[3] It has the largest nut and seed of the 17 species of almond.[4][5]
References

Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 592. 1905.
Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 58B: 254, in obs. 1938.
Yazbek, Mariana Mostafa (February 2010). Systematics of Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus: Monograph and Phylogeny (PDF) (PhD). Cornell University. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
Rahemi, A.; Fatahi Moghaddam, M.R.; Ebadi, A.; Taghavi, T.; Hassani, D. (2011). "Fruit Characteristics of Some Wild Almonds in Iran". Seed and Plant Improvement Journal. 27–1 (4): 459–481. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
"Taxonomy browser (Prunus scoparia x Prunus haussknechtii)".