Prunus mahaleb

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Prunus mahaleb is listed as Least Concern.

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 mahaleb
Subspecies: P. m. subsp. cupaniana – P. m. subsp. mahaleb

Name

Prunus mahaleb L., Sp. Pl.: 474 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Cerasus mahaleb (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: Cerasus n.° 4 (1768).
- Mahaleb vulgaris Takht., Fl. Armen. 3: 324 (1958).
- Padellus mahaleb (L.) Vassilcz., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 185 (1973).
- Padus mahaleb (L.) Borkh., Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(2): 38 (1797).
- Padus mahaleb var. typica (Asch. & Graebn.) Buia in T.Săvulescu, Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 4: 880 (1956), not validly publ.
- Prunus mahaleb var. typica Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 561 (1898), not validly publ.
- Prunus mahaleb subsp. typica (Asch. & Graebn.) Pénzes, Bot. Közlem. 47: 289 (1958), not validly publ.
- Prunus mahaleb proles typica Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 156 (1906), not validly publ.

Hybrids

P. × fontanesiana – P. × javorkae

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 474. Reference page.

Additional references

Shi, S., Li, J., Sun, J., Yu, J. & Zhou, S. 2013. Phylogeny and classification of Prunus sensu lato (Rosaceae). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 55 (11): 1069–1079. DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12095 Reference page.

Links

Rhodes, L. & Maxted, N. 2016. Prunus mahaleb. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T172121A48416825.en.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Prunus mahaleb in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Prunus mahaleb. Published online. Accessed: January 31 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Prunus mahaleb. Accessed: 31 January 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Prunus mahaleb. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 31. Reference page.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Abanera
dansk: Weichseltræ
Deutsch: Steinweichsel, Mahlab
English: Mahaleb cherry, St. Lucie cherry, rock cherry
suomi: Veikselinkirsikka
français: Bois de sainte Lucie
hrvatski: Rašeljka
Nederlands: Weichselboom
Türkçe: Mahlep
українська: Черемха антіпка

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