Characteristics
Dicots
Prunus myrtifolia (L.)Urb.
WEST INDIAN CHERRY
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Native Threatened-State
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Classification
ROSALES
Prunus myrtifolia (L.)Urb. - WEST INDIAN CHERRY
Citation
PRUNUS MYRTIFOLIA (Linnaeus) Urban, Symb. Antill. 5: 93. 1904.
Celastrus myrtifolius Linnaeus 1753.
JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 2: t. 193(1). 1725). Lectotypified by Urban, Symb. Antill. 5: 93. 1904.
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Plant Photos
Prunus myrtifolia - 258
Prunus myrtifolia - Roger Hammer
Prunus myrtifolia - 159
Prunus myrtifolia - Keith Bradley
Prunus myrtifolia - 139
Prunus myrtifolia - John R. Park
Prunus myrtifolia - 139
Prunus myrtifolia - John R. Park
Prunus myrtifolia - 139
Prunus myrtifolia - John R. Park
Prunus myrtifolia - 139
Prunus myrtifolia - John R. Park
Prunus myrtifolia - 5
Prunus myrtifolia - Alan R. Franck