| Accepted name: |
Prunus armeniaca L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Prunus americana Pursh
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| English names: |
Apricot
Apricot
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| French names: |
Prunier d'Amérique
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WPRUAR
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Bark used to make cough syrup.Infusion of bark taken for the kidneys(*7). Compound decoction of root taken for worms. Compound poultice of inner bark applied to cuts and wounds. Decoction of bark used as a disinfecting wash(*25)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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