Shrubs or trees; sometimes armed. Leaves alternate, simple; stipules deciduous, free; venation pinnate. Flowers: perianth and androecium perigynous; epicalyx bractlets absent; hypanthium cup-shaped, obconic, campanulate, or tubular; torus absent; carpel 1, distinct, free, style terminal, distinct; ovules 2 (1 abortive), apical, collateral (obturator present). Fruits drupes; styles deciduous, not elongate.

Distribution

North America, Mexico, Central America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Australia, widely introduced.

Discussion

Genus 1, species 200+ (44 in the flora).

The base chromosome number for Amygdaleae is x = 8.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Prunus