Prunus kuramica

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 kuramica
Name

Prunus kuramica (Korsh.) Kitam.
References

Flora of Afghanistan 179. 1960 (Results Kyoto Univ. scientific expedition to Karakoran & Hindukush 2:179.)
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Prunus kuramica is a species of wild almond native to Afghanistan and nearby areas of Pakistan. It is a dense shrub or tree 1 to 5 m tall, with purplish-red hypanthia and sepals, and white or pink petals. It prefers to grow in xeric woodlands with Quercus and Juniper species, typically in rocky ravines at 1800 to 2850 m above sea level. A genetic study showed that is closely related to Prunus bucharica, P. webbii and P. kotschyi, and a full genetic and morphological analysis shows that its closest relative is Prunus bucharica.[3][4][5]
References

Fl. Afghan. 2:179. 1960
Bull. Acad. Petersb. ser. 5, 14:93. 1901
Shiran, B.; Sorkheh, K.; Rouhi, V.; Gradziel, T.M.; Martínez-Gómez, P. (March 2009). "Molecular Characterization of Iranian Almond Cultivars and Related Wild Species Using Amplified Fragment-Length Polymorphisms (AFLPs)". Acta Horticulturae. 814 (814): 137–142. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.814.16. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
Yazbek, Mariana Mostafa (February 2010). Systematics of Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus: Monograph and Phylogeny (PDF) (PhD). Cornell University. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
"Prunus kuramica (Korsh.) Kitam. — the Plant List".