Prunus gentryi
| Prunus gentryi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Species: | P. gentryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Prunus gentryi | |
Prunus gentryi is a Mexican species of wild cherry in the genus Prunus, part of the rose family.
Description
Prunus gentryi is a tree up to 12 metres (39 feet) tall. The leaves are thick and leathery, dark green above and lighter below. The fruits are juicy and generally purple[2] except in P. gentryi forma flavipulpa, known from the State of Chihuahua, in which they are yellow and reportedly sweeter.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora. It grows along streambanks in mountainous regions of the Sierra Madre Occidental.[7][8]
Uses
The Mountain Pima (= Pima Bajo) of the region near Yepachic, Chihuahua, call the tree and its fruits "aguasiqui". The fruits are a prized food, ripening in late summer.[9]
References
- ↑ Fuentes, A.C.D.; Martínez Salas, E.; Samain, M.-S. (2021). "Prunus gentryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T126593175A126598016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T126593175A126598016.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Felger, Richard Stephen; Johnson, Matthew Brian; Wilson, Michael Francis (26 April 2001). The Trees of Sonora, Mexico. Oxford University Press, US. ISBN 978-0-19-512891-8. OCLC 42667927.
- ↑ Laferrière, Joseph E. (1989). "A yellow-fruited form of Prunus gentryi (Rosaceae)". Phytologia. 65 (6): 482.
- ↑ Standley, Paul C. (1937). "Studies of American Plants - VII". Publication. Field Museum of Natural History. Botanical Series. 17 (2): 194–195.
- ↑ "Name - Prunus gentryi Standl". Tropicos. 20 December 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ "Isotype of Prunus gentryi Standl. [family ROSACEAE]".
- ↑ Gentry, H.S. 1942. Rio Mayo plants. Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 537.
- ↑ Laferrière, Joseph E. 1994. Vegetation and flora of the Mountain Pima village of Nabogame, Chihuahua, Mexico. Phytologia 77:102-140.
- ↑ Laferriére, J. E.; Weber, C. W.; Kohlhepp, E. A. (1991). "Use and nutritional composition of some traditional Mountain Pima plant foods". Journal of Ethnobiology. 11 (1): 93–114.