Prunus samydoides
Schltdl.
RosaceaeFruit
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Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NSF/Mellon - GPI
Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NSF/Mellon - GPI
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountain cloud forests in Mexico.
Mexico,
Countries: Mexico
How to Identify
A small tropical tree native to mountain cloud forests in Mexico, with oval leaves approximately 9 cm long.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Prunus samydoides is a species of Prunus native to Mexico. It is a small tree, with approximately 9 cm long oval-lanceolate evergreen leaves.
Notes
The name is ambiguous.
Names & Synonyms
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Cerasus samydoides (Schltdl.) Walp.Lauro-cerasus samydoides (Schltdl.) M. Roem.Prunus potosina Lundell
References (1)
- Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793