''Prunus rigida'', is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
shrub or tree in the family
Rosaceae.
It is native to
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = National seal
, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
and
Bolivia.
[Macbride, J. F. 1938. Rosaceae. 13(2/3): 1063–1119. In J. F. Macbride (ed.) Flora of Peru. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series. Field Museum, Chicago][ ]
''P. rigida'' grows up to tall.
The
leaves are rigid, ovate-lanceolate in shape, up to long, with toothed margin.
The flowers are arranged in racemes up to long.
References
External links
Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden
rigida
Flora of South America
Plants described in 1915
Trees of Peru
Trees of Bolivia
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