Prunus brigantina Vill.

Briançon apricot (en), Prunier des alpes (fr), Prunier des Alpes (fr), Prunier de Briançon (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Prunus

Characteristics

A tree.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	endozoochory
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	4.75 - 5.5
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Dry stony slopes in the Maritime and Cottian Alps. Arid places in shrub thickets in alpine valleys; at elevations from 1,300-1,700 metres.

More

Temperate.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The kernels are used to produce an oil. The fruit are occasionally eaten.

Uses	dye food fuel gene source material medicinal oil perfumery rootstock
Edible	fruits seeds
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°)	18 - 23
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-18
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Habit

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Fruit

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:729517-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001019012
COL ID	4N8PY
BDTFX ID	53436
INPN ID	116050
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Prunus brigantiaca Prunus chamaecerasus Prunus brigantina