Prunus brachystachya

Prunus brachystachya is a species of Prunus native to Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia, where it is called the Claudie almond. It prefers to grow in rainforests and the banks of rivers, from sea level up to about 450 m. It is a tree with gray to brown bark, usually about 15 m but reaching 26 m. Its flowers are borne on a raceme and its hairy petals can be white or pale green. Its sepals are hairy as well. Its juicy fruit are red to black,[5] and relished by cassowaries.[6][2]

Prunus brachystachya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Cerasus
Species:
P. brachystachya
Binomial name
Prunus brachystachya
Synonyms[2]
  • Prunus grisea (C.Mueller) Kalkman var. grisea[3]
  • Pygeum griseum C.Mueller, Walpers[4]
  • Pygeum brachystachyum (Kalkm.)

References
  1. Blumea 13: 63. 1965
  2. "Prunus brachystachya". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. Blumea 13: 58(1965)
  4. Ann. 4: 642(1857)
  5. "Prunus brachystachya". cybertaxonomy.org. Flora Malesiana. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. Bradford, Matt (2018). "Cassowary Food Tree List". kurandaconservation.org. Kuranda Conservation. Retrieved 6 November 2018.


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