Prunus dasycarpa, called Purple apricot and Black apricot (Chinese: zi xing), is a species of tree. It is in the genus Prunus in the rose family, Rosaceae. The species was named by Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart in 1791.[1] The buds are reddish-orange and the flower blossoms are white. It is likely a P. armeniaca × P. cerasifera (apricot × cherry plum) cross.[2] There is disagreement about whether this is a human-cultivated cross or a naturally occurring cross from Western Asia.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 GRIN (August 30, 2011). "Prunus ×dasycarpa Ehrh.". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Prunus x dasycarpa Ehrh.". Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ↑ Das, Biswajit; Ahmed, N.; Singh, Pushkar (2011). "Prunus diversity - Early and Present Development: A Review" (PDF). International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 3 (14): 721–734. doi:10.5897/IJBCX11.003.
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