Prunus rhamnoides, Spanish: coralillo, Nahuatl languages: calaomit, and also iza[c] and mataiza,[d] is a species of Prunus in the family Rosaceae. It is native to Mexico and Central America. It is a tree 7.5 to 15 m tall. A shade tolerant species, it is considered an indicator of forest health.[3] Local people use its timber for construction and household implements.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Species: | P. rhamnoides
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| Prunus rhamnoides | |
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Notes
edit- ^ Along with Prunus salasii, Prunus barbata is known as cerezo
- ^ Prunus cornifolia is a synonym often used in Costa Rica
- ^ source language unknown
- ^ many (also) refer to Sapium pedicellatum (a synonym of Sapium macrocarpum)
References
edit- ^ Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 52(4–5): 283–284. 1915.
- ^ "Filed as Prunus rhamnoides Koehne [family ROSACEAE]".
- ^ Williams-Linera, Guadalupe; Toledo-Garibaldi, María; Gallardo Hernández, Claudia (May 2013). "How heterogeneous are the cloud forest communities in the mountains of central Veracruz, Mexico?". Plant Ecology. 214 (5): 685–701. doi:10.1007/s11258-013-0199-5. JSTOR 23500355. S2CID 24893357.
- ^ Martínez Alfaro, Miguel Ángel (2001). Catálogo de Plantas Útiles de La Sierra Norte de Puebla. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. p. 214.
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