Prunus obtusata explained

Prunus obtusata (Chinese: 台灣稠李) is a species of bird cherry native to Tibet, southern China and Taiwan, preferring to grow at 800–3600m. It is a tree typically 6–20m tall. Its flowers are borne on a raceme, with white petals. The fruit is black.^[1]

Ecology

Its young leaves are consumed by the endangered Guizhou snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus brelichi.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Prunus obtusata Koehne | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.
2. Xiang . Zuo-Fu . Liang . Wen-Bin . Nie . Shuai-Guo . Li . Meng . 6 February 2012 . Diet and Feeding Behavior of Rhinopithecus brelichi at Yangaoping, Guizhou . American Journal of Primatology . 74 . 6. 551–560 . 10.1002/ajp.22008 . 22311194 . 22887849 .