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Prunus huantensis
Prunus huantensis is a South American tree native to mountain forests of Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. It may be a synonym of Prunus brittoniana.
From the article Prunus huantensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is a shrub or tree up to 27 metres (89 feet) tall, with brown lenticellate branchlets. The leaves are 6.5–17 centimetres (2+1⁄2–6+3⁄4 inches) long and 3.5–7 cm (1+1⁄2–2+3⁄4 in) wide. They are ovate with a rounded base, rigid but leathery, and finely toothed. The flowers are arranged in an elongated raceme up to 17 cm long. The sepals are 1 mm long and the petals up to 3 millimetres (1⁄8 in). The fruits are black, spherical, and up to 1.9 cm (3⁄4 in) wide.
Range & habitat
The species can be found in mountain forests at elevations of 2,500–3,500 m (8,200–11,500 ft), from southern Colombia to central Peru.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1355829.