Prunus serotina Ehrh.

  • Filed As

    Rosaceae
    Prunus serotina Ehrh.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 7290, 18 May 2009

  • Location

    United States of America. Tennessee. Abion Co. ca 12 km NE of Tiptonville, E shore of Reelfoot Lake, place known locally as Walnut Log.

  • Habitat

    Deciduous forest, frequently flooded.

  • Description

    Tree 8-10 m tall, the trunk 25 cm diam; bark dark grey, longitudinally long furrowed, the ridges light grey, flat, the young bark smooth, silvery; leaf adaxials dark green, the abaxials lighter. The bark of this tree does not look like typical Prunus serotina with numerous, rounded, thin scales lifting around their edges (like burnt potato chips). Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01116290

    Occurrence ID: a9ee5bc8-00a3-4310-bfad-442f0110b80d

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122678, D. E. Atha 7290, Prunus serotina Ehrh. - Accepted : Rosaceae (145.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Rosales

  • Family

    Rosaceae

  • All Determinations

    Prunus serotina Ehrh. det D. E. Atha, 2009

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Tennessee

  • Locality

    Abion Co. ca 12 km NE of Tiptonville, E shore of Reelfoot Lake, place known locally as Walnut Log

  • Elevation

    Alt. 86 m. (282 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.4599, -89.3284

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The New York Botanical Garden
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
01116290
Rosaceae
Prunus ser—tina Ehrh.
det. D. Atha, 2009
United States of America. Tennessee: Abion Co. ca 12 km NE of
Tiptonville, E shore of Reelfoot Lake, place known locally as Walnut Log.
36.459876N, 89.328416W (±100m), ca 86m. Deciduous forest, frequently
flooded.
Tree 8-10 m tall, the trunk 25 cm diam; bark dark grey, longitudinally
long furrowed, the ridges light grey, flat, the young bark smooth, silvery;
leaf adaxials dark green, the abaxials lighter. The bark of this tree does
not look like typical Prunus ser—tina with numerous, rounded, thin scales
lifting around their edges (like burnt potato chips). Sample preserved in
silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 7290
18 May 2009
01116290