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''Prunus pleuradenia'', the Antilles cherry, is a species of cherry laurel (''Laurocerasus'', sometimes included in '' Padus'') native to the islands of the
Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...
, particularly the
Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea, forming part of the West Indies in Caribbean, Caribbean region of the Americas. They are distinguished from the larger islands of the Greater Antilles to the west. They form an arc w ...
. It may also be native to
Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
. Individuals are small to medium-sized trees, reaching . Some authorities consider it a synonym of ''
Prunus myrtifolia ''Prunus myrtifolia'', called the West Indies cherry or myrtle laurel cherry, is a New World species of shrubs in the family Rosaceae. Description ''Prunus myrtifolia'' is a spineless, evergreen tree up to 12 metres (40 feet) tall, not forming c ...
''.


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pleuradenia Cherries Plants described in 1860 {{prunus-stub