Prunus turcomanica

Prunus turcomanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. turcomanica
Binomial name
Prunus turcomanica
(Lincz.) Kitam.[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Amygdalus spinosissima subsp. turcomanica (Lincz.) Browicz
  • Amygdalus turcomanica Lincz.
  • Cerasus turcomanica Pojark.
  • Microcerasus prostrata f. turcomanica (Pojark.) Eremin & Juschev
  • Prunus griffithii var. turcomanica (Pojark.) Ingram

Prunus turcomanica is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.[2][4] This wild almond is sometimes referred to by the common name the Turkmen almond and is native to Iran, Turkmenistan and possibly eastern Turkey.[5] A genetic and morphological study has shown that it is conspecific with Prunus spinosissima.[6]

References

  1. ^ Fl. Afgh.: 180 (1960)
  2. ^ a b "Prunus turcomanica (Lincz.) Kitam". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  3. ^ "Prunus turcomanica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. ^ "Prunus turcomanica (Lincz.) Kitam". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  5. ^ Bayazit, Safder; Califkan, Oguzhan; Imrak, Burhanettin (2011). "Comparison of Pollen Production and Quality Characteristics of Cultivated and Wild Almond Species". Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research. 71 (4): 536–541. doi:10.4067/S0718-58392011000400006. hdl:1807/45931.
  6. ^ Yazbek, Mariana Mostafa (February 2010). Systematics of Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus: Monograph and Phylogeny (PDF) (PhD). Cornell University. Retrieved 2 July 2020.