Prunus huantensis is a South American species of tree found in montane forests.
Description It is a shrub or tree up to tall, with brown lenticellate branchlets. The leaves are long and wide. They are ovate with a rounded base, rigid but leathery, and finely toothed.
The flowers are arranged in an elongated raceme up to 17 cm long. The sepals are 1 mm long and the petals up to . The fruits are black, spherical, and up to wide.
Taxonomy Prunus huantensis may be a synonym of Prunus brittoniana.
Distribution and habitat The species can be found in mountain forests at elevations of , from southern Colombia to central Peru.
Regional names Names recorded for this species are: inca-inca (in central Peru); pipe (in Pataz Province, northern Peru); pandala or pundé (southern Colombia); sacha capulí, capulí, laurel or canelón (in Ecuador).
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