Prunus jacquemontii, sometimes called Afghan cherry, Afghan bush cherry, Afghan dwarf cherry, or flowering almond, a name shared with Prunus triloba, is shrub which originates from Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Tibet.[2][3][4] The species name refers to French botanist Victor Jacquemont.[5] It has slender leaves that are elliptical or obovate. The flowers are pink and grow in clusters of 2-3 blossoms with short petals.[6][7][8]
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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 |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Prunus |
| Section: | Prunus sect. Microcerasus |
| Species: | P. jacquemontii
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References
edit- ^ Pollard, R.P.; Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Prunus jaquemontii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T50623147A50673986. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T50623147A50673986.en. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Prunus jacquemontii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Prunus jacquemontii". JC Raultston Arboretum. North Carolina State University. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ Hedrick, U. P-. (1915). The Cherries of New York. Albany, NY: New York Department of Agriculture. p. 38.
- ^ Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 50, at Google Books
- ^ Publisher Names of Plants Introduced to Cultivation 1876-1896. London: Royal Gardens Kew. 1900. p. 338.
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1879). The Flora of British India. London: Reeve & Co. p. 314. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.54393.
- ^ "JC Raulston Arboretum".
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