Rosaceae
Prunus

Prunus ceylanica (Wight) Miq.

First published in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 366 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1981). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 3: 1-499. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1987). Flora of Bhutan 1(3): 466-834. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Haridasan, K. & Raghavendra Rao, R. (1985). Forest Flora of Meghalaya 1: 1-450. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Nayar, T.S., Beegam, A.R. & Sibi, M. (2014). Flowering Plants of the Western Ghats, India 1: 1-933. Jawaharlal Nehru, Tropical botanic garden and research institute.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 2: 1-1060. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1970-1975). Flora of Thailand 2: 1-484. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Vidal, J.E. (1968). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 6: 1-210. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1981). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 3: 1-499. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1987). Flora of Bhutan 1(3): 466-834. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Haridasan, K. & Raghavendra Rao, R. (1985). Forest Flora of Meghalaya 1: 1-450. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.
  • Nayar, T.S., Beegam, A.R. & Sibi, M. (2014). Flowering Plants of the Western Ghats, India 1: 1-933. Jawaharlal Nehru, Tropical botanic garden and research institute.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 2: 1-1060. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1970-1975). Flora of Thailand 2: 1-484. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Vidal, J.E. (1968). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 6: 1-210. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Watson, M.F. & al. (eds.) (2011). Flora of Nepal 3: 1-425. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 23, 1973 Thwaites [CP 638] Sri Lanka K000030979 Isotype Yes
Oct 23, 1973 Thwaites [CP 638] Sri Lanka K000030978 Type Yes
Oct 23, 1973 Thwaites [CP 638] Sri Lanka K000030980 Type Yes
Oct 12, 1973 Thwaites [CP 1596] Sri Lanka K000030975 Type Yes
Oct 10, 1973 Thwaites [1596] Sri Lanka K000030974 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Wight [993] India K004226180 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Gamble, J.S. [20637] India K000030969 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Gamble, J.S. [20582] India K000030970 Syntype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] Bangladesh K000030965 Lectotype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Wight, R. [908] India K000030967 Lectotype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000030966 Syntype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Gamble, J.S. [14339] India K000030971 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Gamble, J.S. [14339 ?] India K000030972 Syntype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Gardner [s.n.] India K000030968 Syntype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Gamble, J.S. [14472] India K000030973 Syntype Yes
Gardner [276] Sri Lanka K000030977 Holotype Yes
Poilane, E. [7530] Vietnam K000737342 Type Yes
Poilane, E. [803] Vietnam K000737343 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7190] India Pygeum acuminatum K001126855 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0