Prunus debilis is a South American species of Prunus. Its phenotype suggests close affinity with three other South American species of Prunus; P. littlei, P. guanaiensis and P. wurdackii.[1] The Jivaro people chew the pulp of its fruit to alleviate the pain of toothaches.[2][3]
| Prunus debilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Species: | P. debilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus debilis | |
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References
edit- ^ Pérez-Zabala, Jorge A. (2007). "Estudios sobre el género Prunus (Rosaceae) en el Neotrópico: novedades taxonómicas y nomenclaturales para Colombia" (PDF). Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 64 (2): 177–190. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ Schultes, Richard Evans; Raffauf, Robert Francis (1990). The Healing Forest: Medicinal and Toxic Plants of the Northwest Amazonia. Dioscorides Press. p. 376. ISBN 9780931146145.
- ^ "SEINet Portal Network - Prunus debilis".
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