Prunus polytricha

Prunus polytricha (Chinese: 多毛樱桃, hairy cherry, or 多毛野樱桃, hairy wild cherry) is a species of cherry native to Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces of China, typically found at 1100–3300 m above sea level. It is a shrub or low tree typically 2–12 m tall and prefers mesic hills and forest edges. It is found in old growth oak forests[3] and in semi-cultivation in windbreaks.[4] Its buds, leaves and seeds are consumed by the golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana).[5]

Prunus polytricha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. polytricha
Binomial name
Prunus polytricha
Synonyms
  • Cerasus polytricha (Koehne) T. T. Yu & C. L. Li[2]

References
  1. Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 1: 204. 1912
  2. Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 38: 56. 1986
  3. Chai, Zongzheng; Sun, Caili; Wang, Dexiang; Liu, Wenzhen; Zhang, Congshan (2016). "Spatial structure and dynamics of predominant populations in a virgin old-growth oak forest in the Qinling Mountains, China". Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 32: 19–29. doi:10.1080/02827581.2016.1183703. S2CID 87490722.
  4. Jiang, Huibing; Yi, Bing; Song, Weixi; Liu, Benying; Ma, Ling; Duan, Zhifen; Wang, Yungang; Wang, Pingsheng (2011). "Documentation Concordance and Share in the National Tea Germplasm Resources in Menghai" (PDF). Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin. 27 (8): 296–301. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. Guo, Songtao; Li, Baoguo; Watanabe, Kunio (24 May 2007). "Diet and activity budget of Rhinopithecus roxellana in the Qinling Mountains, China". Primates. 48 (4): 268–276. doi:10.1007/s10329-007-0048-z. PMID 17522758. S2CID 13365402. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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