Prunus

BOTANICAL
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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Rosaceae Prunus
DEPTO. Cochabamba, Prov. Chapare, along highway
from Villa Tunari to Cochabamba, 13.9 km NE (down)
from the Cumbre Huancanqui. Above the natural tree line,
dry and grazed grassland or shrubland with many small
fields.
17°19’06”S, 65°52’26”W. alt. 3330 m.
Colony of shrubs to 3.5 m. tall, not uncommon for a small
colony of these near houses in the area, evidently cultivated
and spreading vegetatively. Flowers very lightly fragrant
(2:20 P.M., sunny); sepals green, reflexed; corolla white;
filaments white; inside of hypanthium turning pink after the
flower opening. Fruit said to get to ca. 1 cm. in diameter
and be edible.
Coll.: M. Nee & M. Mendoza 56528 28 Oct. 2009