Prunus jacquemontii
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Prunus jacquemontii, sometimes called Afghan cherry, Afghan bush cherry, Afghan dwarf cherry, or flowering almond, a name shared with Prunus triloba, is shrub which originates from Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Tibet.[1][2][3] The species name refers to French botanist Victor Jacquemont.[4] It has slender leaves that are ellipitical or obovate. The flowers are pink and grow in clusters of 2-3 blossoms with short petals.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Prunus jacquemontii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "Prunus jacquemontii". JC Raultston Arboretum. North Carolina State University. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Hedrick, U. P-. (1915). The Cherries of New York. Albany, NY: New York Department of Agriculture. p. 38.
- ^ Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 50, at Google Books
- ^ Publisher Names of Plants Introduced to Cultivation 1876-1896. London: Royal Gardens Kew. 1900. p. 338.
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1879). The Flora of British India. London: Reeve & Co. p. 314. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.54393.
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