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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Prunus |
| Species: | P. brigantina
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Prunus brigantina". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, version 2013.2". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Prunus brigantina Vill. includes photos and European distribution map
- ^ a b "Prunus brigantina (Briançon Apricot)". PFAF Plant Database. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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