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 | |
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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.