| Accepted name: |
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch |
| Synonym(s): |
-Amygdalus persica L.
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| English names: |
Common Peach
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| French names: |
Pecher
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WPRUPE
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.1 |
| 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: |
Decoction or teaspoon of parched seed kernels taken for worms. Infusion of scraped bark taken for vomiting. Infusion of any part taken as a purgative. Used for skin diseases and leaves wrung in cold water used to bathe swelling. Strong infusion taken for fever (*7)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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