Art by Alice Tangerini: Prunus polystachya (Hook.f.) Kalkman

06/25/2020

Art by Alice Tangerini: Prunus polystachya (Hook.f.) Kalkman

From Plant Press, Vol. 23, No. 2, April 2020.

Prunus polystachya (Rosaceae) is a tree that grows up to 35 m high with deeply hollowed leaf glands. A species from the Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia region, it has the common name "bat's laurel", yet field observations show pollination by hover flies. Alice Tangerini drew this illustration of Prunus polystachya for a forthcoming Prunus taxonomic revision. It was pointed out to Tangerini the importance of the arrangement of stamens in the flower, so a longitudinal section of the flower was included to show the arrangement.

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06/25/2020