Prunus occidentalis
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|synonyms = * Cerasus occidentalis (Sw.) Dum. Cours.[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-50257694 Cerasus occidentalis (Sw.) Dum. Cours.] The Plant List. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- Laurocerasus occidentalis (Sw.) M. Roem.[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic = TSN&search_value = 504624 Prunus occidentalis Sw.; Taxonomic Serial No.: 504624.] ITIS Report. Taxonomic Serial No.: 32224. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. White House Subcommittee on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics. USGS Reston, VA. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- Lauro-cerasus occidentalis (Sw.) M. Roem.
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Prunus occidentalis is a plant in the family Rosaceae of the order Rosales.[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50257694 Cerasus occidentalis (Sw.) Dum. Cours.] Tropicos. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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Common names
Its Spanish common names include almendrón. Its English common name is the western cherry laurel.
Distribution and habitat
The plant can be found in the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America.[http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/Prunusoccidentalis.pdf Prunus occidentalis Sw., Almendrón: Rosaceae, Familia de las rosas.] Salvador E. Alemañy-Merly. U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2 September 2013. It is commonly found in Puerto Rico[http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PROC Prunus occidentalis Sw.; western cherry laurel.] USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Plants Database. Retrieved 2 September 2013. and particularly in the Toro Negro State Forest. It has been introduced to Trinidad and Tobago.[http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/30-Toro%20Negro%20ultimo.pdf Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807061645/http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/30-Toro%20Negro%20ultimo.pdf |date=2015-08-07 }} Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. (In Spanish) Retrieved 2 September 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PROC|title=USDA Plants Database}}
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Category:Trees of Northern America
Category:Trees of Central America
Category:Trees of the Caribbean
Category:Taxa named by Olof Swartz
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