Prunus kuramica explained

Prunus kuramica is a species of wild almond native to Afghanistan and nearby areas of Pakistan. It is a dense shrub or tree 1 to 5m tall, with purplish-red hypanthia and sepals, and white or pink petals. It prefers to grow in xeric woodlands with Quercus and Juniper species, typically in rocky ravines at 1800 to 2850m above sea level. A genetic study showed that is closely related to Prunus bucharica, P. webbii and P. kotschyi, and a full genetic and morphological analysis shows that its closest relative is Prunus bucharica.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Shiran . B. . Sorkheh . K. . Rouhi . V. . Gradziel . T.M. . Martínez-Gómez . P. . March 2009 . Molecular Characterization of Iranian Almond Cultivars and Related Wild Species Using Amplified Fragment-Length Polymorphisms (AFLPs) . Acta Horticulturae . 814 . 814. 137–142 . 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.814.16 . 25 October 2018.
2. Yazbek . Mariana Mostafa . February 2010 . Systematics of Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus: Monograph and Phylogeny . PhD . Cornell University . 25 October 2018.
3. Web site: Prunus kuramica (Korsh.) Kitam. — the Plant List.