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Taxon:  Prunus arabica (Olivier) Meikle



Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Amygdalus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
104740
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 19:229. 1965
Verified:
03/10/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Amygdalus arabica Olivier

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amygdalus glauca Browicz
Prunus glauca (Browicz) A. E. Murray
Prunus spartioides (Spach) C. K. Schneid.
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Reference(s)
  1. Browicz, K. & D. Zohary. 1996. The genus Amygdalus L. (Rosaceae): species relationships, distribution and evolution under domestication. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 43:242. Note: = Amygdalus arabica Olivier
  2. Gradziel, T. M. 2009. Almond (Prunus dulcis) breeding. Breeding plantation tree crops: temperate species 1-31.
  3. Grasselly, C. 1976. Les espèces sauvages de l'amandier cultivé. Options Médit. 32:28-43. Note: as Amygdalus arabica, and commenting under A. spartioides and A. glauca that may be co-specific
  4. Hammer, K. et al. 2009. Oman at the cross-roads of inter-regional exchange of cultivated plants. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 56:547-560.
  5. Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
  6. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. Note: = Amygdalus arabica Olivier
  7. Sorkheh, K. et al. 2009. Phenotypic diversity within native Iranian almond (Prunus spp.) species and their breeding potential. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 56:947-961.
  8. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  9. Yazbek, M. & S.-H. Oh. 2013. Peaches and almonds: phylogeny of Prunus subg. Amygdalus (Rosaceae) based on DNA sequences and morphology. Pl. Syst. Evol. 299:1403-1418. Note: it recognizes Prunus arabica var. arabica and var. scoparia
  10. Yazbek, M. M. & M. S. Al-Zein. 2014. Wild almonds gone wild: revisiting Darwin's statement on the origin of peaches. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 61:1319-1328. Note: mentions with two varieties
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOmanAl Batinah North 
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia n.w.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran w.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan n.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey s.e.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman [Al Batinah North], Saudi Arabia (n.w.)
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (w.), Iraq, Israel, Jordan (n.), Syria, Turkey (s.e.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalpotential as erosion control"sometimes cultivated as a wind break"Hammer, K. et al. 2009. Oman at the cross-roads of inter-regional exchange of cultivated plants. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 56:547-560.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104740. Accessed 29 April 2025.