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Taxon:
Prunus mira
Koehne
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Amygdalus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
30046
Place of publication:
C. S. Sargent, Pl. wilson. 1:272. 1912
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/413060
Comment:
authorship and valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
05/06/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amygdalus mira
(Koehne) Ricker
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Reference(s)
Bortiri, E. et al.
2001. Phylogeny and systematics of
Prunus
(Rosaceae) as determined by sequence analysis of ITS and the chloroplast trnL-trnF spacer DNA. Syst. Bot. 26:797-807.
www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Chin, S.-W. et al.
2014. Diversification of almonds, peaches, plums and cherries - Molecular systematics and biogeographic history of
Prunus
(Rosaceae). Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 76:34-48.
URL:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10557903
Foulongne, M. et al.
2004. Genetic relationships between peach (
Prunus persica
(L.) Batsch) and closely related wild species using SSR markers. Acta Hort. 663:629-634.
Hancock, J. F. et al.
2008. Chapter 9. Peaches. Temperate fruit crop breeding: germplasm to genomics 265-298.
Note:
this review included
Prunus mira
as a diploid species and among others closely related to
P. persica
; it mentioned that it "can be readily hybridized with native populations" of peach
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Martínez-Gómez, P. et al.
2003. New approaches to
Prunus
tree crop breeding. J. Food Agric. Environm. 1:52-63.
URL:
http://world-food.net/category/journals/
Note:
this review cited
Prunus mira
as one of the species used for almond breeding; and it also showed its close genetic affinity to peach (
Prunus persica
)
Martínez-Gómez, P. et al.
2003. Relationships among peach, almond, and related species as detected by simple sequence repeat markers. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 128:667-671.
Note:
this study included two accessions of
Prunus mira
that grouped together with
P. davidiana
close to
P. persica
Pandey, A. et al.
2008. Genetic resources of
Prunus
(Rosaceae) in India. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:91-104.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
Note:
this review included
Prunus mira
as a wild and cultivated species, mentioning its probable hybrid origin ("between almond and peach"), its potential use for disease resistance, and as graft stock for almond
Polunin, O. & A. Stainton.
1984. Flowers of the Himalaya
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehder, A.
1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Note:
=
Amygdalus mira
(Koehne) Ricker
Yazbek, M. & S.-H. Oh.
2013. Peaches and almonds: phylogeny of
Prunus
subg.
Amygdalus
(Rosaceae) based on DNA sequences and morphology. Pl. Syst. Evol. 299:1403-1418.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/606
Yu, T. T.
1979. Taxonomy of Chinese pomology. 32.
Note:
=
Amygdalus mira
(Koehne) Ricker
Common names
Transcribed Chinese
guang he tao –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Sichuan Sheng
uncertain if wild or cult.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Xizang Zizhiqu
uncertain if wild or cult.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
uncertain if wild or cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Sichuan Sheng (uncertain if wild or cult.), Yunnan Sheng (uncertain if wild or cult.), Xizang Zizhiqu (uncertain if wild or cult.)]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
fruit
as
Amygdalus mira
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Note:
=
Amygdalus mira
(Koehne) Ricker
Human food
seeds
as
Amygdalus mira
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Note:
=
Amygdalus mira
(Koehne) Ricker
Name
References