Prunus eburnea

Prunus eburnea is a species of wild almond native to Iran. It is a dense shrub 0.2 to 1.2 m tall with gray bark. It is morphologically similar to Prunus lycioides, P. spinosissima, P. erioclada and P. brahuica. It can be distinguished from the similar species by having a pubescent hypanthium. A genetic and morphological analysis shows that it is a good species, with its closest relative being Prunus erioclada.[1] The cross of Prunus scoparia and Prunus eburnea produces Prunus × iranshahrii.[8][lower-alpha 1][9]

Prunus eburnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Species:	P. eburnea
Binomial name
Prunus eburnea (Spach) C.K.Schneider
Synonyms[1]
Prunus eburnea (Spach) Aitch. Amygdalus eburnea Spach[2] Amygdalopsis eburnea (Spach) M. J. Roem. Amygdalus scorpius Spach.[3] Amygdalopsis scorpius (Spach) M. J. Roem.[4] Amygdalus furcatus Spach.[5] Amygdalopsis furcata (Spach) M. J. Roem.[6] Amygdalus spathulata Boiss.[7]

Notes

1. Called Amygdalus scoparia, Amygdalus eburnea and Amygdalus × iranshahrii, respectively, by the source.

References

1. Yazbek, Mariana Mostafa (February 2010). Systematics of Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus: Monograph and Phylogeny (PDF) (PhD). Cornell University. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
2. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18:50. 1880
3. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. ser., 2, 19: 122. 1843
4. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr, 4: 15. 1847
5. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. ser. 2, 19: 124. 1843
6. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr, 4: 16. 1847
7. Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 1, 6: 53. 1845
8. Vafadar, Mahnaz; Kazempour Osaloo, Shahrokh; Attar, Farideh (31 March 2014). "Molecular phylogeny of the genus Amygdalus (Rosaceae) based on nrDNA ITS and cpDNA trnS-trnG sequences". Turkish Journal of Botany. 38 (3): 439–452. doi:10.3906/bot-1303-46. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
9. https://www.gbif.org/species/3023348