Prunus brigantina

Prunus brigantina
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Subgenus:	Prunus subg. Prunus
Species:	P. brigantina
Binomial name
Prunus brigantina Vill.
Synonyms[2]
Armeniaca brigantiaca (Vill.) Pers. Prunus brigantiaca Vill.

Prunus brigantina, called Briançon apricot (French: Abricotier de Briançon), Briançon plum (French: Prunier de Briançon), marmot plum (French: Marmottier), and Alpine apricot,[2] is a wild tree species native to France and Italy.[3][4] Its fruit is edible and similar to the commercial apricot P. armeniaca,[5] but it is smooth unlike apricots.[6] An edible oil produced from the seed, 'huile des marmottes', is used in France.[5]

It is disputed whether P. brigantina is an apricot or a plum. It is grouped with plum species according to chloroplast DNA sequences,[7] but more closely related to apricot species according to nuclear DNA sequences.[8]

References

1. Branca, F.; Donnini, D. (2017) [errata version of 2011 assessment]. "Prunus brigantina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172164A121228349. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172164A6840507.en. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
2. "Prunus brigantina". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
3. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, version 2013.2". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 21 January 2014.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)
4. Altervista Flora Italiana, Prunus brigantina Vill. includes photos and European distribution map
5. "Prunus brigantina (Briançon Apricot)". PFAF Plant Database. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
6. Tutin, T. G.; Heywood, V. H.; Burges, N. A.; Moore, D. M.; Valentine, D. H.; Walters, S. M.; Webb, D. A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Vol. 2. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-521-06662-4.
7. Reales, Antonio; Sargent, Daniel J.; Tobutt, Ken R.; Rivera, Diego (2010-01-01). "Phylogenetics of Eurasian plums, Prunus L. section Prunus (Rosaceae), according to coding and non-coding chloroplast DNA sequences". Tree Genetics & Genomes. 6 (1): 37–45. doi:10.1007/s11295-009-0226-9. ISSN 1614-2950. S2CID 31215875.
8. Liu, Shuo; Decroocq, Stephane; Harte, Elodie; Tricon, David; Chague, Aurelie; Balakishiyeva, Gulnara; Kostritsyna, Tatiana; Turdiev, Timur; Saux, Marion Fisher-Le; Dallot, Sylvie; Giraud, Tatiana (2021-01-05). "Genetic diversity and population structure analyses in the Alpine plum (Prunus brigantina Vill.) confirm its affiliation to the Armeniaca section". Tree Genetics & Genomes. 17 (1): 2. doi:10.1007/s11295-020-01484-6. ISSN 1614-2950. S2CID 230795948.

External links

• "Prunus brigantina". Plants for a Future.