Prunus lusitanica

Prunus lusitanica
Temporal range: 11.46–0 Ma Miocene - Present[1]
Foliage and immature fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Padus
Species:
P. lusitanica
Binomial name
Prunus lusitanica
Distribution map
Synonyms[3]
  • Cerasus lusitanica (L.) Dum.Cours.
  • Laurocerasus lusitanica (L.) M.Roem.
  • Padus lusitanica (L.) Mill.

Prunus lusitanica, the Portuguese laurel cherry[4] or Portugal laurel,[5] is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae, native to the Iberian Peninsula, Morocco, the Macaronesian archipelagos, and the French Basque Country.[6][7][8]

The split between the subspecies (subsp. azorica, hixa, and lusitanica) is dated around the Pliocene.[9]

  1. ^ Kondraskov, Paulina; Schütz, Nicole; Schüßler, Christina; de Sequeira, Miguel Menezes; Guerra, Arnoldo Santos; Caujapé-Castells, Juli; Jaén-Molina, Ruth; Marrero-Rodríguez, Águedo; Koch, Marcus A.; Linder, Peter; Kovar-Eder, Johanna; Thiv, Mike (14 July 2015). "Biogeography of Mediterranean Hotspot Biodiversity: Re-Evaluating the 'Tertiary Relict' Hypothesis of Macaronesian Laurel Forests". PLOS ONE. 10 (7): e0132091. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1032091K. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132091. PMC 4501571. PMID 26173113.
  2. ^ Wilson, B. (2021). "Prunus lusitanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T62857A64116943. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T62857A64116943.en. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Prunus lusitanica L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Prunus lusitanica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  5. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  6. ^ "Prunus lusitanica" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. ^ Euro+Med Plantbase Project: Prunus lusitanica Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Prunus lusitanica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  9. ^ Kondraskov, Paulina; Schütz, Nicole; Schüßler, Christina; Sequeira, Miguel Menezes de; Guerra, Arnoldo Santos; Caujapé-Castells, Juli; Jaén-Molina, Ruth; Marrero-Rodríguez, Águedo; Koch, Marcus A.; Linder, Peter; Kovar-Eder, Johanna; Thiv, Mike (14 July 2015). "Biogeography of Mediterranean Hotspot Biodiversity: Re-Evaluating the 'Tertiary Relict' Hypothesis of Macaronesian Laurel Forests". PLOS ONE. 10 (7): e0132091. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1032091K. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132091. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4501571. PMID 26173113.