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.[1][2][3] The species name refers to French botanist Victor Jacquemont.[4] It has slender leaves that are elliptical or obovate. The flowers are pink and grow in clusters of 2-3 blossoms with short petals.[5][6][7]

Prunus jacquemontii
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Prunus jacquemontii

References

  1. "Prunus jacquemontii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  2. "Prunus jacquemontii". JC Raultston Arboretum. North Carolina State University. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  3. Hedrick, U. P-. (1915). The Cherries of New York. Albany, NY: New York Department of Agriculture. p. 38.
  4. Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 50, at Google Books
  5. Publisher Names of Plants Introduced to Cultivation 1876-1896. London: Royal Gardens Kew. 1900. p. 338.
  6. Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1879). The Flora of British India. London: Reeve & Co. p. 314. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.54393.
  7. https://jcra.ncsu.edu/resources/photographs/plants-results.php?serial=104333


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