Prunus rhamnoides

Prunus rhamnoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. rhamnoides
Binomial name
Prunus rhamnoides
Synonyms
  • Prunus barbata Koehne
  • Prunus cornifolia Koehne

Prunus rhamnoides, Spanish: coralillo, Nahuatl languages: calaomit, and also iza and mataiza, is a species of Prunus in the family Rosaceae. It is native to Mexico and Central America. It is a tree 7.5 to 15 m tall. A shade tolerant species, it is considered an indicator of forest health. Local people use its timber for construction and household implements.

Notes

  1. ↑ Along with Prunus salasii, Prunus barbata is known as cerezo
  2. ↑ Prunus cornifolia is a synonym often used in Costa Rica
  3. ↑ source language unknown
  4. ↑ many (also) refer to Sapium pedicellatum (a synonym of Sapium macrocarpum)

References

  1. ↑ Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 52(4–5): 283–284. 1915.
  2. ↑ "Filed as Prunus rhamnoides Koehne [family ROSACEAE]".
  3. ↑ Williams-Linera, Guadalupe; Toledo-Garibaldi, María; Gallardo Hernández, Claudia (May 2013). "How heterogeneous are the cloud forest communities in the mountains of central Veracruz, Mexico?". Plant Ecology. 214 (5): 685–701. doi:10.1007/s11258-013-0199-5. JSTOR 23500355. S2CID 24893357.
  4. ↑ Martínez Alfaro, Miguel Ángel (2001). Catálogo de Plantas Útiles de La Sierra Norte de Puebla. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. p. 214.