Prunus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 473 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Cosmopolitan.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Burundi, Buryatiya, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Comoros, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Free State, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, Nicaragua, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Solomon Is., South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alaska, Argentina South, Cape Verde, Falkland Is., Marianas, Mauritius, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, South Australia, St.Helena, Tasmania, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 213 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 473 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 14, 2020 Phusomsaeng, S. [109] Thailand K000577040 Yes
Feb 14, 2020 Phusomsaeng, S. [147] Thailand K000577039 Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Molino, J.-F., et al. [2912] Papua New Guinea K000342492 Yes
Mar 31, 2017 Krukoff, B.A. [5562] Brazil K001078150 Lectotype Yes
Apr 6, 2011 Reynoso; Majaducon [PPI 27321] Philippines K000606039 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Ridley, H.N. [16057] Malaysia K000737266 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Henderson, M.R. [23278] Malaysia K000737260 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Scortechini [357] Malaysia K000737257 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Ridley, H.N. [16057] Malaysia K000737267 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Henderson, M.R. [23278] Malaysia K000737258 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2010 s.coll. [2050] Malaysia K000737269 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Scortechini [357] Malaysia K000737261 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Ridley, H.N. [16043] Malaysia K000737268 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Henderson, M.R. [23278] Malaysia K000737259 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2010 King (Dr. 's) Collector [7329] Malaysia K000737270 Type Yes
Oct 1, 2009 Heads [299] Papua New Guinea K000517838 Yes
Jan 16, 2009 Mat Asri [FRI 25565] Malaysia K000605034 Yes
Feb 1, 2006 Ingle, N. [382] Philippines K000351888 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Douglas, D. [s.n.] United States K000351911 Type Yes
Aug 23, 2004 Awa, D.; Lee, B. [S 47921] Malaysia K000227889 Yes
Aug 23, 2004 Albertus; Sidiyasa [2223] Indonesia K000227891 Yes
Aug 23, 2004 Mendum, M., et al. [100] Indonesia K000227885 Yes
Aug 23, 2004 Mohtar et al. [S 47127] Malaysia K000227890 No
Aug 23, 2004 Awa, D.; Lee, B. [S 47923] Malaysia K000227888 Yes
Apr 15, 2004 Awa, D; Yii, P.C. [46711] Malaysia K000184906 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Koorders, S.H. [6401[Beta]] Indonesia K000737312 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Koorders, S.H. [6409] Indonesia K000737311 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Koorders, S.H. [22255[Beta]] Indonesia K000737313 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Scortechini [1234] Indonesia K000737275 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Lobb. [3201] Malaysia K000737274 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Elmer [11095] Philippines K000737376 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 s.coll. [11828] Philippines K000737374 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Cuming [1815] Philippines K000737379 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Burkill and Haniff [16947] Malaysia K000737278 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000737273 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Hollrung, M. [663] Papua New Guinea K000737412 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Hose, C. [186] Malaysia K000737315 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Cuming [1815] Philippines K000737378 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Loher, A. [2223] Philippines K000737366 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 s.coll. [2715] Philippines K000737365 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Elmer [12137] Philippines K000737377 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Forbes, H.O. [655] Papua New Guinea K000737411 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Lobb. [328] Malaysia K000737272 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Burkill and Haniff [17092] Malaysia K000737277 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Borden, T.E. [1806] Philippines K000737375 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Haviland, G.D. [s.n.] Malaysia K000737317 Holotype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Hose, C. [186] Malaysia K000737314 Unknown Type Material Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-65713.000 No
Licent, E. (Abbe) [8837] K004474513 Yes
Parker, R.N. [s.n.] India K000737214 Unknown Type Material Yes
Marsden-Jones, E.M.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471679 Yes
Forrest, G. [22879] China K004474482 Yes
Danin, A. K000395334 Isotype Yes
Wallich, N. [s.n.] Nepal K000762727 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mokim, S. [s.n.] Burma K000737190 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nepal K000737209 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [s.n.] India K000395447 Unknown Type Material Yes
Marsden-Jones, E.M.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471682 Yes
Hupeh, W. K:SPC-47730.000 No
Maingay, A.C. [2569] Malaysia K000737271 Holotype Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.); Marsden-Jones, E.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471671 Yes
Forrest, G. [23233] China K004474495 Yes
Hall, H.M.; Chandler, H.P. [385] United States K000351907 Isotype Yes
Turrill, W.B. K:SPC-16077.000 No
Liu, J.C. [L351] K004474518 Yes
Forrest, G. [2227] China K004474491 Yes
K:SPC-15627.000 No
Turczaninow [s.n.] K000395342 Type Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-65676.000 No
Teo, S.; Enjah, A. [S. 68052] Malaysia K001581034 Yes
Baines, R.; Luke, A.; Summers, A.; Ritchie, W.; Hong, Q.B.; Nguyen, D.V.; Nguyen, K.S. [138] Vietnam K001516704 Yes
Santamaría, D.; Monro, A. K. [10162] Costa Rica K001581783 Yes
Want, T. China K001581803 Yes
Want, T. China K001581802 Yes
van Balgooy, M. [6642] Papua New Guinea K001567384 Yes
Davuria K000395344 Type Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-80085.000 No
Tydeman H United Kingdom K:SPC-65651.000 No
Marsden-Jones, E.M.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471677 Yes
Forrest, G. [20411] China K004474499 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [3485] K000395321 Type Yes
K:SPC-22080.000 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471684 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] India K000395448 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, T.A.W. [60/226] United Kingdom K004471698 Yes
Melville, R. [65/1472] North Macedonia K004471695 Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-66599.000 No
Forrest, G. [20385] China K004474481 Yes
Tydeman H United Kingdom K:SPC-65661.000 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-65667.000 No
Hu, S.Y. [19356] Hong Kong K004474504 Yes
Forrest, G. [21086] China K004474492 Yes
Parsa, A. [644] Iran K000737023 Type Yes
Marsden-Jones, E.M.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471675 Yes
Tydeman H United Kingdom K:SPC-65901.000 No
[M. Hoyacom] [539] K004471699 Yes
Licent, E. (Abbe) [8849] China K004474511 Yes
Lamb, A. [MTED 512] Malaysia K:SPC-61216.000 No
Forrest, G. [12261] China K004474473 Yes
Miller, N.F. [990] Türkiye K004471670 Yes
Forrest, G. [21978] China K004474494 Yes
Marsden-Jones, E.M.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471672 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471690 Yes
K:SPC-15626.000 No
Licent, E. (Abbe) [7896] China K004474510 Yes
Forrest, G. [19931] China K004474483 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S.; Milne-Redhead, E. [623] United Kingdom K004471680 Yes
Forrest, G. [25495] China K004474477 Yes
Teo, S.; Jamree; et al. [S 75668] Malaysia K001769616 Yes
Nunes, D.; Paglia, I.; Andrae, A. [965] Brazil K001871778 No
Chen, J.; Mhd Ariffin, A.K. [JH 55] Brunei K001925161 No
Ridsdale, C.E. [2337] Indonesia K001636301 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Villarroel, D.; Soto, D.; Pozo, P.; Hawthorne, W. [25152] Bolivia K001634724 Yes
Delavay, l'A. [4293] China K004225870 Yes
Douglas, D. [s.n.] United States K000351910 Type Yes
Marsden-Jones, E.M.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471673 Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-65727.000 No
Boratynska, K., et al. [139] Greece K000395332 Isotype Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471685 Yes
Ballard, F.; Ballard, E. [492] France K004471681 Yes
Orlova, N.; Czernov, E.; Svezhenina, A. [s.n.] Russia K004471668 Yes
Forrest, G. [19936] China K004474500 Yes
Forrest, G. [22876] China K004474489 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M.C [2009-0902] Kyrgyzstan K000696542 Yes
Stocks, J.E. [914] K000395319 Type Yes
Stocks, J.E. [914] K000395320 Type Yes
Liu, J.C. [L414] K004474516 Yes
Tydeman H United Kingdom K:SPC-65899.000 No
K:SPC-16070.000 No
Forrest, G. [21445] China K004474493 Yes
Brokenshire, F.A. K:SPC-25860.000 No
Boratynska, K., et al. [138] Greece K000395333 Type Yes
Zika, P.F. [18302] United States K000737397 Isotype Yes
Besser [s.n.] K000395340 Type Yes
Bornmüller, J. [3486] Iran K000395345 Type Yes
Law, Y.W. [298] China K004474506 Yes
Balansa, B. [1290] K000395315 Type Yes
Marsden-Jones, E.M.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471676 Yes
Forrest, G. [21307] China K004474497 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [11091] Hong Kong K004474505 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000352151 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forrest, G. [21172] China K004474484 Yes
Nelmes, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471683 Yes
Licent, E. (Abbe) [8838] K004474515 Yes
Forrest, G. [9753] China K004474474 Yes
Forrest, G. [11100] China K004474478 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K004471697 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [6585] United Kingdom K004471691 Yes
Davis [40444] Greece K004471696 Yes
Forrest, G. [21126] China K004474488 Yes
Marsden-Jones, E.M.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471678 Yes
Burkill, J.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471688 Yes
Forrest, G. [25886] China K004474476 Yes
Licent, E. (Abbe) [[8314]] China K004474509 Yes
K:SPC-16074.000 No
Licent, E. (Abbe) [8813] China K004474514 Yes
Law, Y.W. [336] China K004474507 Yes
K:SPC-16072.000 No
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471669 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000737388 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-40433.000 No
Wallich [s.n.] Nepal K000737191 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [740] K000737210 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forrest, G. [21210] China K004474498 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9063] United Kingdom K004471687 Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-65656.000 No
Stapf K000395328 Type Yes
Davuria [s.n.] K000395343 Type Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [20210] Luxembourg K004471692 Yes
Forrest, G. [8044] China K004474502 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [3489] K000395346 Type Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [29365] Pakistan K000352155 Type Yes
Tydeman H United Kingdom K:SPC-65709.000 No
Davis [47871] Italy K004471693 Yes
Reclaire, A. [s.n.] Netherlands K004471694 Yes
Tydeman H United Kingdom K:SPC-65674.000 No
Boratynska, K., et al. [140] Greece K000395331 Paratype Yes
Boratynska, K., et al. [140] Greece K000395330 Paratype Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-65669.000 No
Forrest, G. [21666] China K004474496 Yes
Tydeman H United Kingdom K:SPC-65672.000 No
Forrest, G. [20994] China K004474501 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000395341 Type Yes
Licent, E. (Abbe) [8693] China K004474508 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9063] United Kingdom K004471686 Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-65671.000 No
Bornmüller, J. [3485] K000395322 Type Yes
Schilling, A.D. Nepal K:SPC-37398.000 No
Bubong, U. [11020] Malaysia K000737262 Type Yes
Jacquemont [1461] India K000352152 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000737394 Unknown Type Material Yes
Liu, J.C. [L489] K004474517 Yes
Tydeman H United Kingdom K:SPC-65720.000 No
Far[ps] [s.n.] China K000737114 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forrest, G. [21603] China K004474486 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T [1059] Afghanistan K000737013 Unknown Type Material Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-65665.000 No
Burkill, J.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471689 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T [1059] Afghanistan K000737014 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hupeh, W. K:SPC-47729.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Philippines K000737367 Syntype Yes
Forrest, G. [13652] China K004474480 Yes
Forrest, G. [4094] China K004474479 Yes
Forrest, G. [21664] China K004474485 Yes
Forrest, G. [7747] China K004474475 Yes
Marsden-Jones, E.M.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K004471674 Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-65655.000 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-65670.000 No
Metcalfe, O.B. [587] United States K000737399 Isotype Yes
Forrest, G. [21457] China K004474490 Yes
Licent, E. (Abbe) [8852] China K004474512 Yes
Forrest, G. [19969] China K004474503 Yes
Forrest, G. [22827] China K004474487 Yes
s.coll. [4437] Iran Cerasus K000737018 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran Cerasus K000737019 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 714] Nepal Cerasus K001111686 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 714] Cerasus K001111688 Unknown Type Material Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 716] India Cerasus K001111693 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moorcroft, W. [Cat. no. 715] India Cerasus K001111692 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 714] Nepal Cerasus K001111689 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 714] India Cerasus K001111687 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 720] Cerasus K001111705 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 714] Nepal Cerasus K001111691 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [232] Iran Cerasus K000737017 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 714] Nepal Cerasus K001111685 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 714] Nepal Cerasus K001111690 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zhen-yu, L.; et al. [892660] China Armeniaca K000809290 Yes

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