Prunus brigantina
Species of tree
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Prunus brigantina, called Briançon apricot (French: Abricotier de Briançon), Briançon plum (French: Prunier de Briançon), marmot plum (French: Marmottier), and Alpine apricot,[2] is a wild tree species native to France and Italy.[1][3] Its fruit is edible and similar to the commercial apricot P. armeniaca,[4] but it is smooth unlike apricots.[5] An edible oil produced from the seed, 'huile des marmottes', is used in France.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Prunus |
| Species: | P. brigantina |
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It is disputed whether P. brigantina is an apricot or a plum. It is grouped with plum species according to chloroplast DNA sequences,[6] but more closely related to apricot species according to nuclear DNA sequences.[7]
