Prunus microphylla

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. Prunus
Sectio: P. sect. Emplectocladus
Species: Prunus microphylla
Name

Prunus microphylla (Kunth) Hemsl.
References

Biologia Centrali-Americani; or, Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna and Flora of Mexico and Central America edited by F. Ducane Godman and Osbert Slavin. Botany. London 1:368. 1880
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Prunus microphylla is a species of Prunus found in the semi-arid regions of Mexico, able to thrive in areas that receive only 300 to 500 mm of rain annually.[3] Judging from its morphology, it is most closely related to Prunus minutiflora.[4] As its specific epithet suggests, its leaves are quite small, only 1 to 1.5 cm long. It is a dense shrub reaching about 1 m, with small white flowers. It was first described by Kunth as Amygdalus microphylla from the collections made by Humboldt during his voyage to the Americas from 1799 to 1804.[5]
References

Biol. cent.-amer., Bot. 1:368. 1880
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 6:191[folio]; 6:243[quarto], t. 564. 1824
Harker, Mollie; García Rubio, Luz Adriana; Riojas-López, Mónica E. (October 2008). "Composición florística de cuatro hábitats en el rancho Las Papas de Arriba, municipio de Ojuelos de Jalisco, Jalisco, México". Acta Botánica Mexicana. 85: 1–29.
Mason, Silas C. (10 November 1913). "The Pubescent-Fruited Species of Prunus of the Southwestern States". Journal of Agricultural Research. 1 (2): 147–Plate XVI. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
"SEINet Portal Network - Prunus microphylla".