
''Prunus eburnea'' is a species of
wild almond native to Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan . It is a dense shrub 0.2 to 1.2m tall with gray bark. It is morphologically similar to ''
Prunus lycioides'', ''
P. spinosissima'', ''
P. erioclada'' and ''
P. brahuica''. It can be distinguished from the similar species by having a pubescent
hypanthium
In angiosperms, a hypanthium or floral cup is a structure where basal portions of the Sepal, calyx, the petal, corolla, and the stamens form a cup-shaped tube. It is sometimes called a floral tube, a term that is also used for corolla tube and cal ...
.
A genetic and morphological analysis shows that it is a good species, with its closest relative being ''
Prunus erioclada''.
The cross of ''
Prunus scoparia'' and ''Prunus eburnea'' produces ''
Prunus × iranshahrii''.
Notes
References
eburnea
Endemic flora of Iran
Plants described in 1880
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