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3396.000 Prunus
Description of the genus
Trees or shrubs, sometimes spiny (not in ours). Stipules present. Leaves alternate, simple. Flowers bisexual, 5-merous. sometimes flowering before the leaves. Petals inserted at the mouth of the calyx tube. Stamens 10-many. Carpel 1, style terminal; ovules 2. Fruit drupaceous, indehiscent, 1(-2)-seeded. Worldwide: 200 species in temperate zones and on tropical mountains Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| africana (Hook. f.) Kalkman | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| cerasoides D. Don | C,E | Description, Image |
| serotina Ehrh. var. salicifolia (Kunth.) Koene | E |
Other sources of information about Prunus:
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Flora of Burundi: PrunusFlora of Malawi: Prunus
Flora of Mozambique: Prunus
Flora of Zambia: Prunus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Prunus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PrunusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Prunus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Prunus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Prunus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Prunus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Prunus
JSTOR Plant Science: Prunus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Prunus
Plants of the World Online: Prunus
Tropicos: Prunus
Wikipedia: Prunus
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