Prunus discolor

Prunus discolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the eastern Aegean Islands, Turkey, and Syria.[1] A shrub, it is found in Quercus-dominated scrublands and rocky hillsides, typically on limestone soils.[2] It is easily distinguished from all other Prunus species by its leaves, which are densely silvery-white tomentose on their abaxial (under) sides, and dark green and glabrous on the adaxial (upper) sides.[2]

Prunus discolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. discolor
Binomial name
Prunus discolor
Synonyms[1]
  • Amygdalus discolor (Spach) M.Roem.
  • Amygdalus graeca Lindl.
  • Amygdalus orientalis var. discolor Spach
  • Prunus graeca (Lindl.) Eisenman
  • Prunus lindleyi Eisenman

References
  1. "Prunus discolor (Spach) C.K.Schneid". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. Yazbek, Mariana Mostafa (February 2010). Systematics of Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus: Monograph and Phylogeny (PDF) (PhD). Cornell University. Retrieved 3 November 2022.


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