Prunus arabica (Olivier) Meikle belongs to the Rosaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Prunus arabica, A. G. Miller 1.16--Iraq. Kurdistan. Zaynal, NW of Mawat. 16 June 2010. 019 (9).jpg
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Prunus
Specific Epithet
arabica
Authorship
(Olivier) Meikle
6/16/2010
Location
Iraq, Kurdistan, Sulaimani Prov.
35.761028, 45.470000
Location Remarks
North of Sulaimani on highway to Zaynal and Mawat, c. 2 km south of Suraqalat. Banks of Aw-e Shiler River near a bridge (and remnants of a pervious bridge blown up by Hussein troops). 830 m elev.
Collectors
Ihsan Al-Shebaz, Christopher Davidson, Barbara Ertter, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Sparse steppe vegetation, some oaks in protected ravines. Shrub 0.5-0.6 m.
