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amygdalus

Taxon

Prunus amygdalus Batsch

Protologue Beytr. Entw. Gewächsreich 1: 30. 1801 [19 Apr 1801]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Prunus dulcis--Spain. Gran.Prv. 10 km S Jct. Albondon-Albunol, C333. 1 (22).jpg

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (26).JPG

Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (26).JPG

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (23).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (28).JPG

Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (28).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (29).JPG

Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (29).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (30).JPG

Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (30).JPG

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (27).JPG

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (35).JPG

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (34).JPG

Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (34).JPG

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (32).JPG

Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (32).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (33).JPG

Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (33).JPG

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (25).JPG

Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (25).JPG

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (22).JPG

Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (22).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (36).JPG

Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (36).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (21).JPG

Prunus amygdalus--Iraq. Kurdistan. Shakh-i-Pira Magrun. 24 May 2013. DSC05074 (21).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Endemic to Transcaucasus; introduced into 37 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

April 15, 2004

Location

Spain, Andalusia, Granada (Órgiva)

36.844722, -3.367222

Location Remarks

On A7209 about 5 km from junction with A348, south of Orgiva.

Collectors

No collectors specified

A. G. Miller S.AR 24/5-2

May 24, 2013

Location

Iraq, Kurdistan, Sulaimani Governorate

35.778472, 45.243639

Location Remarks

Shakh-i Pira Magrun, NW-SE trending anticline exposing mosly dolomitic limestone. Randu Gaura. Upslope from Merga Pan, then 1.3-1.8 km SW into a narrow canyon with persisting snowbank. 1356-1445 m elev.

Collectors

Anthony G. Miller, S. Salih, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Diffuse woodland of coppiced Quercus and grassland/pasture land. Shrub 1.5-2 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Prunus

Specific Epithet

amygdalus

Authorship

Batsch

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.8

Global rank

#53,314 of 335,497

Top 16%

Extinction probability

16%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →