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Prunus beccarii

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Prunus beccarii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. beccarii
Binomial name
Prunus beccarii
Synonyms

Pygeum beccarii Ridl.[2]

Prunus beccarii is a species of Prunus native to Borneo with a few sterile specimens discovered on Sumatra. It is a tree reaching 27 m and can be distinguished from similar species by the absence of any basal leaf glands but the presence of a large hollow gland in its stipules.[3][4] Among the Penan people it is called betolei, a name they also give to the much more common Prunus arborea.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Blumea 13: 104. 1965
  2. ^ Kew Bull.: 281. 1938
  3. ^ "Prunus beccarii | Flora Malesiana".
  4. ^ "Prunus beccarii". cybertaxonomy.org. Flora Malesiana. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. ^ Puri, Rajindra K. (28 July 2006). Deadly Dances in the Bornean Rainforest: Hunting Knowledge of the Penan Benalui. Brill Academic Publishers, Inc. p. 312. ISBN 9789067182393.