Prunus cerasifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Prunus |
Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Prunus |
Section: | Prunus sect. Prunus |
Species: | P. cerasifera
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Binomial name | |
Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. 1784 not Popov 1929 nor Lecoq & Lamotte 1848
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Prunus cerasifera is a species of plum known by the common names cherry plum and myrobalan plum.[3] It is native to Southeast Europe[4][5][6] and Western Asia,[3][7] and is naturalised in the British Isles[4] and scattered locations in North America.[8][9][10] Also naturalized in parts of SE Australia where it is considered to be a mildly invasive weed of bushland near urban centers. P. cerasifera is believed to one of the parents of the cultivated plum, Prunus domestica perhaps crossing with the sloe, Prunus spinosa,[11] or perhaps the sole parent.[12] This would make it a parent of most of the commercial varieties of plum in the UK and mainland Europe - Victoria, greengages, bullace etc.
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