Prunus cerasifera

Not to be confused with plum-cherry hybrid.

Prunus cerasifera
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Binomial name
Prunus cerasifera
Ehrh. 1784 not Popov 1929 nor Lecoq & Lamotte 1848
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Selected synonyms
    • Prunus alpestris Schischk.
    • Prunus cerasifera subsp. myrobalana (L.) C.K.Schneid.
    • Prunus divaricata Ledeb.
    • Prunus domestica subsp. cerasifera (Ehrh.) Arcang.
    • Prunus domestica var. myrobalana L.
    • Prunus myrobalana (L.) Desf.
    • Prunus mirobalanus Poit. & Turpin
    • Prunus pissardii Carrière
    • Prunus sogdiana Vassilcz.

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.

  1. ^ Kell, S.P. & Wilson, B. (2018). "Prunus cerasifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T172162A19401052. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Prunus cerasifera Ehrh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b UConn Horticulture Archived 14 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Stace was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. includes photos and European distribution map
  6. ^ "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for Prunus cerasifera". berkeley.edu.
  7. ^ Flora of China, Prunus cerasifera Ehrhart, 1789. 樱桃李 ying tao li
  8. ^ Flora of North America, Prunus cerasifera Ehrhart, 1784. Cherry plum, myrobalan
  9. ^ "University of Washington Herbarium Image Collection - Burke Museum". washington.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27.
  10. ^ "Calflora taxon report, University of California: Prunus cerasifera". calflora.org.
  11. ^ "All about plums – Juicy facts of Prunus domestica". Garden Museum. Retrieved 1 March 2024./
  12. ^ "Is the European plum, Prunus domestica L., a P. cerasifera EHRH. x P. spinosa L. allo-polyploid?". Springer Nature. Retrieved 1 March 2024.