Apricot

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Apricot🌸

Prunus armeniaca

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バラ科木本落葉樹果樹栽培桃色花

A deciduous small tree of the Rosaceae family that produces pale pink flowers in early spring slightly later than the Japanese apricot. Its fruits ripen to an orange-yellow color in early summer and are eaten fresh or used for jam.

Identification Points

  • 花は淡紅〜白色、葉に先立って開花
  • 葉は広卵形で先が尖る
  • 果実は橙黄色の球形

Habitat

栽培(中央アジア原産)

Season

3〜4月(花)/6〜7月(果実)

3D Specimen Model

Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)

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Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification

Leaf arrangement

Alternate

Petal count

5 petals

Flower symmetry

Actinomorphic

Plant sex

Hermaphrodite

Stamen count

3-4

Phylogenetic Positionバラ科

Phylogenetic Position

Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Rosales > Rosaceae

Divergence Era

Late Cretaceous (approx. 90 million years ago onward)

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📚新・薔薇大図鑑2200(山と渓谷社)📚樹木図鑑(ナツメ社)

Sources & References

🤖Claude AI

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