Prunus subg. Cerasus

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

Name

Prunus subg. Cerasus (Mill.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 34. (1806)

Type species: Non designatus by Persoon.

Synonyms

Basionym
- Cerasus Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4, textus s.n. 1754.

Heterotypic
- Prunus sect. Mahaleb Koehne, Deutsch. Dendrol. 305. 1893.
  - Type species: P. mahaleb L.
- Cerasus subgen. Padellus (Vassilcz.) Buzunova, Fl. Vostochnoĭ Evropy 10: 599. 2001.
  - Type species: C. mahaleb (L.) Mill.

Overview of species

P. avium – P. campanulata – P. cerasoides – P. conradinae – P. discoidea – P. emarginata – P. itosakura – P. jamasakura – P. leveilleana – P. maximowiczii – P. pensylvanica – P. pseudocerasus – P. rufa – P. serrulata – P. speciosa – P. subhirtella – P. takesimensis – P. yedoensis

Hybrids: P. × gondouinii – P. × juddii

References

Persoon, C.H. 1806. Synopsis Plantarum 2(1): 34.
Li, M., Song, Y-F., Sylvester, S.P. & Wang, X-R. 2022. Comparative analysis of the complete plastid genomes in Prunus subgenus Cerasus (Rosaceae): Molecular structures and phylogenetic relationships. PLoS ONE 17(4): 1932–6203. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266535 Reference page.
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.
Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. 1888. Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien III, 3: 54.
Tropicos.org 2022. Prunus subg. Cerasus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Apr. 2022.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

башҡортса: Сейә
български: Череша, Вишна
Deutsch: Kirsche
English: True cherries
español: Cereza
français: Cerise
magyar: Cseresznye
日本語: サクラ亜属
polski: Wiśnia
Türkçe: Kiraz

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