Prunus occidentalis is a plant in the family Rosaceae of the order Rosales.Cerasus occidentalis (Sw.) Dum. Cours. Tropicos. Retrieved 2 September 2013. __TOC__ 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.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 RicoPrunus 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.Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. (In Spanish) Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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