Prunus amygdalus

Batsch (1801)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Prunus

Only found in cultivation

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Amygdalus amara Duhamel (1768)

Amygdalus amara var. pendula Lavallée (1877)

Amygdalus amara var. pyramidata Lavallée (1877)

Amygdalus amygdalina Oken ex M.Roem. (1847)

Amygdalus amygdalus (Batsch) Frye & Rigg (1912)

Amygdalus cochinchinensis Lour. (1790)

Amygdalus communis L. (1753)

Amygdalus communis f. acuta Magyar (1946)

Amygdalus communis f. albaplena Zabel (1903)

Amygdalus communis f. angustifolia (H.Jaeger) Zabel (1903)

Amygdalus communis f. compacta Zabel (1903)

Amygdalus communis f. cristata Magyar (1946)

Amygdalus communis f. elongata Magyar (1946)

Amygdalus communis f. lanceolata Magyar (1946)

Amygdalus communis f. marginata Zabel (1903)

Amygdalus communis f. microcarpa Magyar (1946)

Amygdalus communis f. ostraeiformis Magyar (1946)

Amygdalus communis f. ovata Magyar (1946)

Amygdalus communis f. pendula (H.Jaeger) Zabel (1903)

Amygdalus communis f. platycarpa Magyar (1946)

Amygdalus communis f. purpurea Zabel (1903)

Amygdalus communis f. roseaplena Zabel (1903)

Amygdalus communis f. rotundata Magyar (1946)

Amygdalus communis f. salicifolia K.Koch (1869)

Amygdalus communis f. variegata Zabel (1903)

Amygdalus communis florepleno F.J.Schultz (1792)

Amygdalus communis foliis-variegatis F.J.Schultz (1792)

Amygdalus communis lanceifolia K.Koch (1853)

Amygdalus communis subvar. amara (Duhamel) Rouy & E.G.Camus (1900)

Amygdalus communis subvar. dulcis (Mill.) Rouy & E.G.Camus (1900)

Amygdalus communis subvar. macrocarpa (Ser.) Rouy & E.G.Camus (1900)

Amygdalus communis var. amara (Duhamel) Willd. (1799)

Amygdalus communis var. angustifolia H.Jaeger (1865)

Amygdalus communis var. cordiformis Risso (1826)

Amygdalus communis var. dulcis (Mill.) Borkh. (1803)

Amygdalus communis var. elongata Risso (1826)

Amygdalus communis var. fragilima Ficalho & Cout. (1899)

Amygdalus communis var. fragilis Ser. (1825)

Amygdalus communis var. glabra Popov (1929)

Amygdalus communis var. incana Popov (1929)

Amygdalus communis var. macrocarpa Ser. (1825)

Amygdalus communis var. maxima Risso (1826)

Amygdalus communis var. media Popov (1929)

Amygdalus communis var. microcarpa Dierb. (1827)

Amygdalus communis var. ossea Gren. (1849)

Amygdalus communis var. pendula H.Jaeger (1865)

Amygdalus communis var. pistacia Risso (1826)

Amygdalus communis var. pyramidalis Risso (1826)

Amygdalus communis var. rubra Risso (1826)

Amygdalus communis var. rugosa Risso (1826)

Amygdalus communis var. sativa L. (1753)

Amygdalus communis var. semifragilis Magyar (1946)

Amygdalus communis var. serotina Risso (1826)

Amygdalus communis var. sphaerocarpa Dierb. (1827)

Amygdalus communis var. spontanea Korsh. (1901)

Amygdalus communis var. stenocarpa Dierb. (1827)

Amygdalus communis var. subrotundata Risso (1826)

Amygdalus communis var. tenuis Risso (1826)

Amygdalus communis var. tristis Risso (1826)

Amygdalus decipiens Poit. & Turpin (1830)

Amygdalus dulcis Mill. (1768)

Amygdalus elata Salisb. (1796)

Amygdalus fragilis Borkh. (1790)

Amygdalus indica Duhamel (1768)

Amygdalus korshinskyi var. bornmuelleri Browicz (1974)

Amygdalus sativa Mill. (1768)

Amygdalus sinensis Steud. (1840)

Amygdalus stocksiana Boiss. (1856)

Amygdalus vulgaris Weston (1775)

Amygdalus vulgaris plena Weston (1775)

Druparia amygdalus (Batsch) Clairv. (1811)

Persica Mill. (1754)

Prunus amygdalus f. alboplena (Zabel) Rehder (1939)

Prunus amygdalus f. angustifolia Dippel (1893)

Prunus amygdalus f. pendula (H.Jaeger) Rehder (1949)

Prunus amygdalus f. purpurea (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder (1939)

Prunus amygdalus f. roseoplena (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder (1939)

Prunus amygdalus f. variegata (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder (1939)

Prunus amygdalus var. amara (Duhamel) Focke (1892)

Prunus amygdalus var. dulcis (Mill.) Koehne (1893)

Prunus amygdalus var. fragilis (Ser.) Focke (1892)

Prunus amygdalus var. macrocarpa (Ser.) Bean (1914)

Prunus amygdalus var. ovalifolia Franch. (1883)

Prunus amygdalus var. pendula (H.Jaeger) Bean (1914)

Prunus amygdalus var. pollardii C.H.Curtis (1935)

Prunus amygdalus var. praecox Bean (1914)

Prunus amygdalus var. sativa (L.) Focke (1892)

Prunus amygdalus var. typica Fiori (1898)

Prunus armeniaca f. pendula (H.Jaeger) Rehder (1949)

Prunus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Koehne (1915)

Prunus communis (L.) Arcang. (1882)

Prunus communis f. amara (Duhamel) C.K.Schneid. (1906)

Prunus communis f. dulcis (Mill.) C.K.Schneid. (1906)

Prunus communis f. macrocarpa (Ser.) C.K.Schneid. (1906)

Prunus communis f. pendula (H.Jaeger) C.K.Schneid. (1906)

Prunus communis f. purpurea C.K.Schneid. (1906)

Prunus communis f. roseoplena C.K.Schneid. (1906)

Prunus communis f. variegata C.K.Schneid. (1906)

Prunus communis lusus compacta Zabel ex Asch. & Graebn. (1906)

Prunus communis lusus pendula (H.Jaeger) Asch. & Graebn. (1906)

Prunus communis lusus purpurea (Zabel) Asch. & Graebn. (1906)

Prunus communis lusus pyramidalis Asch. & Graebn. (1906)

Prunus communis monstr. albiplena (Zabel) Asch. & Graebn. (1906)

Prunus communis monstr. marginata Zabel ex Asch. & Graebn. (1906)

Prunus communis monstr. roseiplena (Zabel) Asch. & Graebn. (1906)

Prunus communis monstr. variegata Zabel ex Asch. & Graebn. (1906)

Prunus communis subsp. angustata Arcang. (1882)

Prunus communis subsp. fragilis Arcang. (1882)

Prunus communis subvar. amara (Duhamel) Asch. & Graebn. (1906)

Prunus communis subvar. angustifolia (Dippel) Asch. & Graebn. (1906)

Prunus communis subvar. sativa (L.) Asch. & Graebn. (1906)

Prunus communis var. fragilis C.K.Schneid. (1906)

Prunus communis var. typica C.K.Schneid. (1906)

Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb (1967)

Prunus dulcis var. amara (Duhamel) Buchheim (1972)

Prunus dulcis var. fragilis (Ser.) Buchheim (1972)

Prunus dulcis var. spontanea (Korsh.) Buchheim (1972)

Prunus intermedia A.Sav. (1883)

Prunus stocksiana (Boiss.) Brandis (1906)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Name Published In: Beytr. Entw. Gewächsreich 1: 30 (1801)

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Description	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Prunus amygdalus	Ca.29 miles outside Waimea town, along the Malamahoa Highway (Rte. 190)	Roadside waif, a few houses are uphill from the site.	Preserved_Specimen	Young tree ca 7-8' tall; much branched; lvs just appearing; flws pink; a few fruits persist or are just formed; skin fuzzy.	Herbst, D.R.	9285	Hawaii	BISH	1991-01-09
2	Prunus amygdalus	Honolulu, Makiki Area; 2411 Makiki Heights Drive	Cultivated on the grounds of the Contemporary Museum; In Japanese style garden as apricot	Preserved_Specimen	Tree ca 6-7 ft tall; bark smooth and peeling; leaves bright green +/- lanceolate; 1 fruit seen, green, fuzzy, with prominent aprical beak and groove down one side	Staples, G.W.	849	Oahu	BISH	1992-07-13
3	Prunus amygdalus	S.Kona, Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook	beneath large avocado and mango trees	Preserved_Specimen	~12' tree, leaves sparse; flowers pale pink; fruit immature, hairy, greenish	Staples, G.W.	629	Hawaii	BISH	1990-05-19

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