Prunus huantensis

Prunus huantensis is a South American tree native to mountain forests of Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. It may be a synonym of Prunus brittoniana.

Description
It is a shrub or tree up to 27 m tall, with brown lenticellate branchlets. The leaves are 6.5-17 cm long, 3.5-7 cm wide; ovate, with a rounded base; rigid, coriaceous; shortly denticulate. Flowers arranged in an elongated raceme up to 17 cm long; sepals 1 mm long; petals up to 3 mm long. The fruits are black, spherical, up to 1.9 cm wide.

Vernacular 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).

Distribution and habitat
Prunus huantensis can be found in mountain forests at elevations of 2500–3500 m, from southern Colombia to central Peru.