Bitter Almond

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: AMYGDALIN, EPIMASLINIC-ACID, HCN, 2ALPHA-HYDROXYURSOLIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Rosaceae

Scientific name: Prunus africana

Common names: Bitter Almond, Red Stinkwood, African Almond, African Cherry, African cherry, African-Almond, Afrika kirazı, Afrika-amandel, Afrikaanse kers, Bitter Almond Tree, Bitter amandel, Kotofy, Muiri, Nuweamandelhout, Nuwehout, Ol-koijuk, Red-Stinkwood, Rotes Stinkholz, aafrika loorberkirsipuu, afrikankirsikka, afrikansk lagerhägg

POWO: 729417-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Population structure and regeneration dynamics of Prunus africana in high-altitude habitats of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. · 2026 source ↗
• Prunus africana (Hook. F.) methanol bark extract ameliorates inflammatory activity and oxidative stress in asthmatic Wistar rats with diabetes mellitus · 2026 source ↗
• Assessment of cytotoxic effects of Prunus Africana extracts on prostate cancer C4-2 cells in vitro. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• AMYGDALIN
• EPIMASLINIC-ACID
• HCN
• 2ALPHA-HYDROXYURSOLIC-ACID
• MASLINIC-ACID
• FRIEDELIN
• URSOLIC-ACID
• CRATAEGOLIC-ACID
• DOCOSYL-FERULATE
• N-DOCOSANOL
• TRANS-FERULIC-ACID
• OLEANOLIC-ACID
• BETA-SITOSTENONE
• BETA-SITOSTEROL
• BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
• N-TETRACOSANOL

Legality

CITES: Appendix II

II — 05/03/2026

Jurisdictions in the listing: Angola (AO), Burundi (BI), Cameroon (CM), Comoros (KM), Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD), Equatorial Guinea (GQ), Eswatini (SZ), Ethiopia (ET), Kenya (KE), Lesotho (LS), Madagascar (MG), Malawi (MW), Mozambique (MZ), Nigeria (NG), Rwanda (RW), Sao Tome and Principe (ST), South Africa (ZA), South Sudan (SS), Uganda (UG), United Republic of Tanzania (TZ), Zambia (ZM), Zimbabwe (ZW)

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This is an international trade listing, not a complete statement of country-specific law.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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