Biology:Prunus brachystachya
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Short description: Species of plant
| Prunus brachystachya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Cerasus |
| Species: | P. brachystachya
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus brachystachya Kalkman[1]
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| Synonyms[4] | |
Prunus brachystachya is a species of Prunus native to Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia, where it is called the Claudie almond. It prefers to grow in rainforests and the banks of rivers, from sea level up to about 450 m. It is a tree with gray to brown bark, usually about 15 m but reaching 26 m. Its flowers are borne on a raceme and its hairy petals can be white or pale green. Its sepals are hairy as well. Its juicy fruit are red to black,[5] and relished by cassowaries.[6][4]
References
- ↑ Blumea 13: 63. 1965
- ↑ Blumea 13: 58(1965)
- ↑ Ann. 4: 642(1857)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Prunus brachystachya". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/prunus_brachystachya.htm.
- ↑ "Prunus brachystachya". Flora Malesiana. http://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/flora-malesiana/node/12449.
- ↑ Bradford, Matt (2018). "Cassowary Food Tree List". Kuranda Conservation. http://www.kurandaconservation.org/cassowary-food-tree-list.
Wikidata ☰ Q58315831 entry
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