Kingdom Plantae Family Rosaceae Rank Species | Order Rosales Genus Prunus | |
Similar Prunus gracilis, Prunus texana, Prunus fremontii | ||
Prunus huantensis is a South American tree native to mountain forests of Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia.
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Description
It is a shrub or tree up to 27 m high, with brown lenticellate branchlets. Leaves 6.5--17 cm long, 3.5--7 cm wide; ovate, with a rounded base; rigid, coriaceous; shortly denticulate. Flowers arranged in an elongated raceme up to 17 cm long; sepals 1 mm long; petals up to 3 mm long. Fruits are black, spherical, up to 1.9 cm wide.
Distribution and Habitat
Prunus huantensis can be found in mountain forests at 2500--3500 m of elevation, from southern Colombia to central Peru.
Vernacular names
Names recorded for this species are: inca-inca (in central Peru); pipe (in Pataz Province, northern Peru); pandala or pundé (southern Colombia); sacha capulí, capulí, laurel or canelón (in Ecuador).
References
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