Prunus speciosa

Prunus speciosa

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 speciosa

Name

Prunus speciosa (Koidz.) Nakai, Bot. Mag. [Tokyo] 29(344): 139 (1915).

Homotypic synonyms

• Prunus jamasakura Siebold ex Koidz. β.[=var.] speciosa Koidz., Bot. Mag. [Tokyo] 25(295): 186 (1911). (basionym)

• Prunus serrulata var. albida subvar. speciosa (Koidz.) Makino, Bot. Mag. [Tokyo] 26(304): 117 (1912).

• Prunus lannesiana f. speciosa (Koidz.) Koehne, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11(16–20): 268 (1912).

• Prunus donarium subsp. speciosa (Koidz.) Koidz., Journ. Coll. Sci., Imp. Univ. Tokyo 34(2): 271 (1913).

• Prunus mutabilis Miyoshi f. speciosa (Koidz.) Miyoshi, Journ. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 34(1): 42 (1916).

• Prunus speciosa (Koidz.) Ingram, Journ. Roy. Hort. Soc. 50(1): 80 (1925). (isonym)

• Cerasus speciosa (Koidz.) H.Ohba, Journ. Jap. Bot. 67(5): 279 (1992).

Hybrids

• Prunus × yedoensis Matsum., Bot. Mag. [Tokyo] 15(174): 100 (1901).

Formula hybridae: Prunus itosakura Siebold × Prunus speciosa (Koidz.) Nakai

References

• Ingram, C. 1925. Notes on Japanese Cherries. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 50(1): 73–99. Reference page. 

• Koehne, B.A.E. 1912. Neue japanische Arten und Formen von Prunus subgen. Cerasus. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 11(16–20): 267–274. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.19120111608 BHL Reference page. 

• Koidzumi, G. 1911. Notes on Japanese Rosaceae. III. Bot. Mag. [Tokyo] 25(295): 183–188. DOI: 10.15281/jplantres1887.25.295_183 J-Stage (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. 

• Makino, T. 1912. Observations on the Flora of Japan. (Continued from p. 82) The Botanical Magazine [Tokyo] 26(304): 114–122. DOI: 10.15281/jplantres1887.26.304_114 J-Stage (PDF) Reference page. 

• Miyoshi, M. 1916. Die japanischen Bergkirschen, ihre Wildformen und Kulturrassen. The Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 34(1): 1–175, pls. 1–23. BHL Reference page. 

• Nakai, T. 1915. Praecursores ad Floram Sylvaticam. V. (Drupaceæ) The Botanical Magazine [Tokyo] 29(344): 133–147. DOI: 10.15281/jplantres1887.29.344_133 J-Stage (PDF) Reference page. 

• Ohba, H. 1992. Japanese Cherry Trees under the Genus Cerasus (Rosaceae). The Journal of Japanese Botany 67(5): 276–281. JJB (PDF) Reference page. 

Links

• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Oshimakirsche
English: Oshima cherry
日本語: Ôshima-zakura, オオシマザクラ, 大島桜

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