Prunus schlechteri

Species of tree

Prunus schlechteri

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Rosales
Family:  | Rosaceae
Genus:  | Prunus
Species:  |

P. schlechteri

Binomial name
Prunus schlechteri

(Koehne) Kalk.

Synonyms

* Pygeum schlechteri Koehne
* Pygeum forbesii Koehne
* Pygeum laurocerasus Koehne
* Pygeum salomonense Merr. & L.M.Perry
* Pygeum tetradenium Koehne

Prunus schlechteri, aimangelo, is a species of Prunus native to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is a tree reaching 35 m.[1] Native peoples chew a pulp of its bark to alleviate the pain of toothaches or apply it externally to relieve aching muscles.[2][3]

## References

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1. ^ "Prunus schlechteri". cybertaxonomy.org. Flora Malesiana. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
2. ^ Perry, Lily May; Metzger, Judith (1980). Medicinal Plants of East and Southeast Asia: Attributed Properties and Uses. MIT Press. p. 345. ISBN 9780262160766.
3. ^ "Prunus schlechteri (Koehne) Kalkman [family ROSACEAE]".

Taxon identifiers

Prunus schlechteri|

* Wikidata: Q56350546
* Wikispecies: Prunus schlechteri
* BOLD: 446189
* CoL: 4N97B
* EoL: 792835
* GBIF: 105533864
* IPNI: 730244-1
* IRMNG: 11319378
* IUCN: 64127614
* NCBI: 1085493
* Open Tree of Life: 50206
* Plant List: rjp-25360
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:730244-1
* WFO: wfo-0000995811

Pygeum schlechteri|

* Wikidata: Q17237351
* CoL: 4QNMG
* GBIF: 3022028
* IPNI: 730582-1
* Open Tree of Life: 50206
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:730582-1
* WFO: wfo-0000991332

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