Prunus kalkmanii
Species of tree
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Prunus kalkmanii is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sabah.[2]
| Prunus kalkmanii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Species: | P. kalkmanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Prunus kalkmanii Idrees & J.M.H.Shaw | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Prunus mirabilis Kalkman, nom. illeg. hom. | |
Prunus kalkmanii is a tree which grows up to 12 metres tall.[1]
It is known only from Mount Kinabalu and Sungai Kalang in the Crocker Range. It grows in lower and upper montane rain forest from 1,085 to 3,353 metres elevation.[1]
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1965 by Cornelis Kalkman as Prunus mirabilis. The holotype is Chew, Corner & Stainton 1097, in the Kew Herbarium.[3] This name proved to be an illegitimate later homonym, and the replacement name Prunus kalkmanii was published for it in 2024.[4]
