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Prunus lundelliana

Prunus lundelliana
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0

Prunus lundelliana is a small understory tree from montane cloud forests of southern Mexico and northern Central America, growing up to about 10 m, often beside streams. It is a wild species rather than a common garden plant, so care notes are based on its cloud forest habitat.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil consistently moist but never waterlogged, as in its stream-side native habitat.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil with good organic content.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect below 5 °C, as it is a subtropical montane species.
How easy
Hard
Safety
Toxic: Seeds and other plant parts of Prunus species contain cyanogenic glycosides, which can release cyanide if seeds are crushed or chewed; the sources do not describe this for this species specifically.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
S. Mexico to Guatemala
Climate
subtropical

About

Prunus lundelliana, Spanish: taquicui, and nail wamal in the Tzeltal language, is a species flowering plant in the family Rosaceae native to southern Mexico and to northern Central America. It is a tree reaching 10 m. A common understory species in montane cloud forests, it prefers to grow on the sides of streams. It resembles Prunus tetradenia, but with significantly smaller leaves, and in the position of certain of the leaf glands. The wood is dense and darkly colored. The white 4 to 6 mm flowers are borne on axillary racemes. The fruit, a drupe, is black, 8 to 10 mm, with very little flesh.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prunus lundelliana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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