Prunus caroliniana

Prunus caroliniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. caroliniana
Binomial name
Prunus caroliniana
Natural range of Prunus caroliniana
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Padus caroliniana Mill.
  • Bumelia serrata Pursh
  • Chimanthus amygdalina Raf.
  • Laurocerasus caroliniana (Mill.) M.Roem.
  • Lauro-cerasus caroliniana (Mill.) M.Roem.
  • Prunus carolina Du Roi[2]
  • Prunus lusitanica Walter
  • Prunus serratifolia Marsh.

Prunus caroliniana, known as the Carolina laurelcherry,[5] Carolina cherry laurel, Carolina cherry, or Cherry laurel, is a small evergreen flowering tree native to the lowlands of Southeastern United States, from North Carolina south to Florida and westward to central Texas.[6][7][8] The species also has escaped into the wild in a few places in California.[9]

Prunus caroliniana is not to be confused with its European relative, Prunus laurocerasus, which also is called Cherry Laurel, although mainly known as English Laurel in the U.S.

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International; et al. (BGCI) (2020). "Prunus caroliniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T64120952A156821631. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T64120952A156821631.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Roemer, Max J. (1846). Familiarum naturalium regni vegetabilis synopses monographicae: seu, Enumeratio omium plantarum hucusque detectarum secundum ordines naturales, genera et species digestarum, additis diagnosibus, synonymis / novarumque vel minus cognitarum descriptionibus curante. Vimariae : Landes-Industrie-Comptoir. p. 90.
  3. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Tropicos, Prunus caroliniana (Mill.) Aiton
  5. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Prunus caroliniana​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Prunus caroliniana". Floridata.
  7. ^ "Prunus caroliniana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  8. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  9. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Prunus caroliniana Ait. Carolina laurelcherry