Prunus amygdalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Amygdaleae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: P. subg. Amygdalus
Species: Prunus amygdalus

Name

Prunus amygdalus Batsch, Beytr. Entw. Gewächsreich 1: 30 (1801).

Synonyms

Replaced synonym
- Amygdalus communis L., Sp. Pl.: 473 (1753), non Prunus communis Huds. (1778).
Homotypic
- Prunus communis (L.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital. 209. (1882), nom. illeg. non Huds. (1778).
- Amygdalus amygdalus (Batsch) Frye & Rigg, Northw. Fl.: 134 (1912), nom. inval.
- Druparia amygdalus (Batsch) Clairv., Man. Herbor. Suisse: 160 (1811).
Heterotypic
- Amygdalus dulcis Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 2 (1768).
  - Prunus dulcis (Mill.) Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 644. (1832), nom. inval.
  - Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb in V.H. Heywood (ed.), Feddes Repert. 74: 24 (1967), nom. superfl.
- Amygdalus amara Duhamel, Traité Arbr. Arbust. 1: 123 (1768).
  - Prunus dulcis var. amara (Duhamel) Buchheim in R.Zander, Handw.-Buch Pfl.-Namen, ed. 10: 741 (1972).
- Amygdalus amygdalina Oken ex M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 8 (1847).
- Amygdalus cochinchinensis Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 316 (1790).
  - Prunus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Koehne, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 52: 300 (1915).
- Amygdalus communis var. fragilis Ser. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 531 (1825).
  - Prunus dulcis var. fragilis (Ser.) Buchheim in R.Zander, Handw.-Buch Pfl.-Namen, ed. 10: 741 (1972).
- Amygdalus communis var. macrocarpa Ser. in A.P.de Candolle, , Prodr. 2: 531 (1825)
- Amygdalus decipiens Poit. & Turpin in H.L. Duhamel du Monceau, Traité Arbr. Fruit. 1: n.º 8 (1830).
- Amygdalus elata Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 356 (1796).
- Amygdalus korshinskyi var. bornmuelleri Browicz, Arbor. Kórnickie 19: 18 (1974).
- Amygdalus sativa Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 3 (1768).
- Amygdalus sinensis Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 81 (1840).
- Amygdalus stocksiana Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 2: 45 (1856).
  - Prunus stocksiana (Boiss.) Brandis, Indian Trees: 278 (1906).
- Prunus dulcis var. spontanea (Korsh.) Buchheim in R.Zander, Handw.-Buch Pfl.-Namen, ed. 10: 742 (1972).
- Prunus intermedia A.Sav., Compt. Rend. Assoc. Franç. Avancem. Sci. Assoc. Sci. France 11: 434 (1882 publ. 1883).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Hungary, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Idaho, Washington.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
Note: Grey script indicates introduced occurrences.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Links

Tropicos.org 2022. Prunus amygdalus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Feb 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Prunus amygdalus. Published online. Accessed: 6 Feb 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Prunus amygdalus. Accessed: 6 Feb 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. Prunus amygdalus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 6. Reference page.
Eisenman, S.W. 2015. Some nomenclatural adjustments and typifications for almond species in the genus Prunus sensu lato (Rosaceae). Phytotaxa 222(3): 185–198. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.222.3.2 Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Prunus amygdalus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Prunus amygdalus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 August 2. Reference page. (as Prunus amygdalus))

Vernacular names

беларуская: Міндаль
български: Бадем
català: Ametller
čeština: Mandloň obecná
Deutsch: Mandel
English: Almond
español: Almendro
eesti: Harilik mandlipuu
suomi: Manteli
Nordfriisk: Mandel(buum)
français: Amandier
galego: Amendoeira
עברית: שקד מצוי
हिन्दी: बादाम
magyar: Mandula
italiano: Mandorlo
日本語: アーモンド
latviešu: Parastā mandele
Mirandés: Almendreira
Nederlands: Amandelboom
norsk: Mandel
polski: Migdałowiec pospolity
português: Amendoeira
русский: Миндаль обыкновенный
sardu: Mendula
slovenčina: Mandľa obyčajná
ไทย: อัลมอนด์
Türkçe: Badem
українська: Мигдаль
中文: 扁桃