Prunus cerasifera

Prunus cerasifera
Scientific 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
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. Native to Eurasia and naturalized elsewhere, P. cerasifera is believed to be one of the parents of the cultivated plum.