Prunus dulcis (Mill.) Webb from Kashmir

[Gurcharan Singh]

Prunus dulcis (Mill.) Webb 

syn: Prunus amygdalus Batsch; Amygdalus communis L.

The almond tree, in fruit in Kashmir. I missed flowering but could catch some with young fruits.

The plant was known as Prunus amygdalus till Webb in 1967 suggested the correct combination. The Plant List which is more known for confusions, seems to have made the worst conclusion in this case. Prunus dulcis (Mill.) Webb. is regarded as synonym of   Prunus amygdalus Batsch (1801), but latter is considered as unresolved name. To top it all Prunus amygdalus Stokes (1812) is considered as accepted name.

  

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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[Balkar Singh]

Nice Shots Sir

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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[Aarti S. Khale]

Gurcharan ji,

Thanks for showing us all the Prunus species from Kashmir.

I had seen only the trees, not the flowering and fruiting.

Regards,

Aarti

[Gurcharan Singh]

Prunus dulcis (Mill.) Webb is now considered as synonym of Prunus amygdalus Linn. according to POWO and COL

Kashmiri name BADAM