''Prunus microphylla'' is a species of ''

Prunus ''Prunus'' is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes (among many others) the fruits plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds. Native to the North American temperate regions, the neotropics of South America, and the p ...

'' found in the semi-arid regions of Mexico, able to thrive in areas that receive only 300 to 500mm of rain annually. Judging from its morphology, it is most closely related to '' Prunus minutiflora''. As its specific epithet suggests, its leaves are quite small, only 1 to 1.5cm long. It is a dense shrub reaching about 1m, with small white flowers. It was first described by

Kunth Carl Sigismund Kunth (18 June 1788 – 22 March 1850), also Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth, was a German botanist. He is known for being one of the first to study and categorise plants from the American continent ...

as ''Amygdalus microphylla'' from the collections made by

Humboldt Humboldt may refer to: People * Alexander von Humboldt, German natural scientist, brother of Wilhelm von Humboldt * Wilhelm von Humboldt, German linguist, philosopher, and diplomat, brother of Alexander von Humboldt Fictional characters * ...

during his voyage to the Americas from 1799 to 1804.

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q15545833, from2=Q50826939 microphylla Endemic flora of Mexico Flora of Northeastern Mexico Flora of Central Mexico Flora of Southwestern Mexico Flora of Veracruz Plants described in 1880 Drought-tolerant plants