Prunus cerasoides

Prunus cerasoides
Indian white-eye in a wild Himalayan cherry
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Cerasus
Species:
P. cerasoides
Binomial name
Prunus cerasoides
Synonyms
List
  • Cerasus carmesina (H.Hara) H.Ohba
  • Cerasus cerasoides (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) S.Y. Sokolov
  • Cerasus majestica (Koehne) H.Ohba
  • Cerasus pectinata Spach
  • Cerasus phoshia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Cerasus puddum Roxb. ex DC.
  • Cerasus puddum Ser.
  • Cerasus puddum Wall.
  • Maddenia pedicellata Hook.fil.
  • Microcerasus pectinata M.Roem.
  • Microcerasus phoshia M.Roem.
  • Prunus carmesina Hara
  • Prunus hosseusii Diels
  • Prunus majestica Koehne
  • Prunus pectinata Walp.
  • Prunus puddum Franch.
  • Prunus silvatica Roxb.
  • Prunus sylvatica Hook.fil.

Prunus cerasoides, commonly known as the wild Himalayan cherry, sour cherry or pahhiya is a species of deciduous cherry tree in the family Rosaceae.

Its range extends in the Himalayas from Himachal Pradesh in north-central India, to south-western China, Burma and Thailand. In India the tree is widely revered in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. The tree is found in temperate forest from 1,200 to 2,400 metres (3,900 to 7,900 ft) in elevation and extends to tropical highlands of Southeast Asia.

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