Prunus pseudocerasus

Prunus pseudocerasus
Chinese sour cherry in bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Cerasus
Section: P. sect. Cerasus
Species:
P. pseudocerasus
Binomial name
Prunus pseudocerasus
Synonyms
  • Cerasus pseudocerasus (Lindl.) Loudon
  • Padus pseudocerasus (Lindl.) S.Ya.Sokolov
  • Prunus ampla Koehne
  • Prunus involucrata Koehne
  • Prunus pauciflora Bunge
  • Prunus saltuum Koehne
  • Prunus scopulorum Koehne
  • Cerasus scopulorum (Koehne) T.T.Yu & C.L.Li
  • Prunus cantabrigiensis Stapf
  • Cerasus cantabrigiensis (Stapf) Ohle

Prunus pseudocerasus or Prunus pseudo-cerasus, the Chinese sour cherry or just Chinese cherry, is a species of cherry native to China, It is used worldwide as an ornamental for its early spring cherry blossoms. The fruit of some cultivars are edible.[1]

  1. ^ 中国科学院《中国植物志》编委会 (1986). "樱桃 Cerasus pseudocerasus" (in Chinese). 中国科学院植物研究所（系统与进化植物学国家重点实验室）数字植物项目组. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.