Prunus huantensis facts for kids

Prunus huantensis is a South American tree native to mountain forests of Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. It may be a synonym of Prunus brittoniana.

Description

It is a shrub or tree up to 27 metres (89 feet) tall, with brown lenticellate branchlets. The leaves are 6.5–17 centimetres (2+1⁄2–6+3⁄4 inches) long, 3.5–7 cm (1+1⁄2–2+3⁄4 in) wide; ovate, with a rounded base; rigid, coriaceous; shortly denticulate. Flowers arranged in an elongated raceme up to 17 cm long; sepals 1 mm long; petals up to 3 millimetres (1⁄8 in) long. The fruits are black, spherical, up to 1.9 cm (3⁄4 in) wide.

Vernacular names

Names recorded for this species are: inca-inca (in central Peru); pipe (in Pataz Province, northern Peru); pandala or pundé (southern Colombia); sacha capulí, capulí, laurel or canelón (in Ecuador).

Distribution and habitat

Prunus huantensis can be found in mountain forests at elevations of 2,500–3,500 m (8,200–11,500 ft), from southern Colombia to central Peru.

See also

In Spanish: Prunus huantensis para niños