Prunus jamasakura

Prunus jamasakura

Prunus jamasakura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Amygdaleae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: P. subg. Cerasus
Species: Prunus jamasakura
Varietates: P. j. var. chikusiensis – P. j. var. jamasakura

Name

Prunus jamasakura (Makino) Siebold ex Koidz., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 25: 184 (1911)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Prunus pseudocerasus var. jamasakura Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 22: 93, 98 (1908)
• Homotypic
  • Cerasus jamasakura (Makino) H.Ohba in J. Jap. Bot. 67: 278 (1992)
  • Cerasus jamasakura (Koidz.) H.Ohba in J. Jap. Bot. 67: 278 (1992) [Ohba, 1992: 278]
  • Cerasus jamasakura (Siebold ex Koidz.) H.Ohba in J. Jap. Bot. 67: 278 (1992) [Ohba & Akiyama, 2019: 150]
  • Cerasus jamasakura (Siebold ex Koidz.) X.R.Wang & C.B.Shang in Journ. Nanjing Forest. Univ. 22(4): 61 (1998) [​isonym]
  • Prunus jamasakura Siebold in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 12: 68 (1830) [​nom. seminud.]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Eastern Asia Japan [Central & South, Nansei-shoto] References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Koidzumi, G. 1911. Notes on Japanese Rosaceae. III. The Botanical Magazine [Tokyo] 25(295): 183–188. DOI: 10.15281/jplantres1887.25.295_183 J-Stage (PDF) BHL Reference page.  [p. 184]
• von Siebold, P.F. 1830. Synopsis Plantarum Oeconomicarum universi regni Japonici. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 12: i–iv, 1–74. BHL Reference page.  [p. 68]
• Makino, T. 1908. Observations on the Flora of Japan. (Continued from p. 72) The Botanical Magazine [Tokyo] 22(257): 93–102. DOI: 10.15281/jplantres1887.22.257_93 J-Stage (PDF) BHL Reference page.  [p. 93, 98]
• Ohba, H. 1992. Japanese Cherry Trees under the Genus Cerasus (Rosaceae). The Journal of Japanese Botany 67(5): 276–281. DOI: 10.51033/jjapbot.67_5_8728 JJB (PDF) Reference page.  [p. 278]
• Wang, X.-R. & Xiang, Q.-B. 1998. Notes on some species of the genus Cerasus Miq. Journal of Nanjing Forestry University 22(4): 60–62. DOI: 10.3969/j.jssn.1000-2006.1998.04.012 Nanjing Forestry University (PDF) Reference page. 
• Ohba, H. & Akiyama, S. 2019. The Lectotypification of Prunus jamasakura and Allied Native Species of Cerasus sect. Sargentiella in Japan (Rosaceae—Prunoideae). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science. Series B, Botany 45(4): 147–164. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Chang, K.-S., Chang, C.-S., Park, T.-Y. & Roh, M.S. 2007. Reconsideration of the Prunus serrulata complex (Rosaceae) and related taxa in eastern Asia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154(1): 35–54. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00631.x The Linnean Society of London (PDF) Reference page. 
• Koidzumi, G. 1913. Conspectus Rosacearum Japonicarum sive Monographia Rosacearum ex insulis Kurile, Sachalin, Yezo, Honto, Sikoku, Kiusiu, Liukiu, Bonin, et Formosa hucusque certe cognitarum. The Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 34(2): 1–312. BHL Reference page. 
• Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (translated by F.G. Meyer & E.M. Walker). 1067 pp. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. BHL Reference page.  [p. 544]
• Wilson, E.H. 1916. The Cherries of Japan.: i–xiv, 1–68, pls. I–VIII. The University Press, Cambridge. HathiTrust Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Prunus jamasakura in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 18. Reference page. 
• Yonekura, K. & Kajita, T. (2003 onwards) YList – index for Japanese-scientific plant names (「植物和名ー学名インデックス」). Published on Internet. Accessed: 2024 April 18

Vernacular names

English: Japanese Mountain Cherry
日本語: ヤマザクラ, 山桜
한국어: 벚나무