''Prunus arborea'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It is found in

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, and

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Varieties

Six varieties are recognized:Prunus arborea (Blume) Kalkman

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, Kew Science. Accessed 13 March 2023. *''Prunus arborea var. alticola'' Kalkman – Borneo, Sulawesi, and Sumatra *''Prunus arborea var. arborea'' – Malesia and New Guinea *''Prunus arborea var. densa'' (King) Kalkman – Peninsular Malaysia and New Guinea *''Prunus arborea var. montana'' (Hook.f.) Kalkman – Eastern Himalayas and Indochina to southern China *''Prunus arborea var. robusta'' (Koord. & Valeton) Kalkman – Java and Lesser Sunda Islands *''Prunus arborea var. stipulacea'' (King) Kalkman – Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Vietnam

References

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arborea Arborea is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, whose economy is largely based on agriculture and cattle breeding with production of vegetables, rice, fruit and milk (notably the local milk product Arborea). Histo ...

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