Prunus mahaleb, L.
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16. P. mahaleb L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 474 (1753) View Cited Treatment
( Cerasus mahaleb (L.) Miller ).
Shrub, or rarely small tree, up to 10 m; young twigs glandular-puberulent. Leaves 4-7 cm, broadly ovate, cuspidate, rounded to subcordate at the base, crenate-serrate with conspicuous marginal glands, glabrous, or slightly pubescent beneath. Flowers fragrant, in short, corymbose racemes of 3-10, which terminate short, lateral, leafy shoots; pedicels c. 10 mm; hypanthium campanulate. Petals 5-8 mm, white. Fruit 8-10 mm, ovoid, black; mesocarp thin, bitter; endocarp smooth. Dry hillsides, thickets and open woods. C. & S. Europe, extending to Ukraine andS. Belgium. Al Au Be Bu Co Cz Ga Ge Gr He Hs Hu It Ju Lu Rm Rs (W, K) Si [No Su].
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Prunus mahaleb
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |