Prunus obtusata

Prunus obtusata (Chinese: 细齿稠李, 台湾稠李) is a species of bird cherry native to Tibet, southern China and Taiwan, preferring to grow at 800–3600 m. It is a tree typically 6–20 m tall. Its flowers are borne on a raceme, with white petals. The fruit is black.[1]

Prunus obtusata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Rosaceae
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Padus
Species:
P. obtusata
Binomial name
Prunus obtusata
Synonyms
  • Padus obtusata (Koehne) T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
  • Padus brachypoda var. pubigera C.K.Schneid.
  • Padus vaniotii H.Lév.
  • Padus vaniotii var. obovata (Koehne) Rehder
  • Prunus bicolor Koehne
  • Prunus ohwii Kaneh. & Hatus.
  • Prunus pubigera (C.K.Schneid.) Koehne
  • Prunus pubigera var. longifolia Cardot
  • Prunus pubigera var. obovata Koehne
  • Prunus pubigera var. ohwii (Kaneh. & Hatus. ex Kaneh.) S.S.Ying
  • Prunus pubigera var. potaninii (Koehne) Rehder.
  • Prunus pubigera var. prattii Koehne
  • Prunus vaniotii H.Lév.
  • Prunus vaniotii var. obovata (Koehne) Rehder
  • Prunus vaniotii var. potaninii (Koehne) Rehder

Ecology

Its young leaves are consumed by the endangered Guizhou snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus brelichi.[2]

References
  1. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:730040-1
  2. Xiang, Zuo-Fu; Liang, Wen-Bin; Nie, Shuai-Guo; Li, Meng (6 February 2012). "Diet and Feeding Behavior of Rhinopithecus brelichi at Yangaoping, Guizhou". American Journal of Primatology. 74 (6): 551–560. doi:10.1002/ajp.22008. PMID 22311194. S2CID 22887849.
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