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Prunus cerasifera

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Prunus cerasifera

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Also known as cherry plum, myrobalan plum, myrobalan

species of plum

OverviewAI-generated

Prunus cerasifera is a species of deciduous plant within the family Rosaceae. It belongs to the genus Prunus and is classified under the order Rosales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. Common names for this taxon include Cherry Plum, Myrobalan Plum, Kirsch-Pflaume, and Kirschpflaume. The plant produces fruit in the form of a drupe and is utilized as a medicinal plant and for its fruit.

The taxon range includes Xinjiang and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Its IUCN conservation status was listed as Data Deficient in 2018. Records from iDigBio indicate the presence of the species in Canada and the United States, with specimens held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, CMN, UCONN, CAS, and DAV.

Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Data Deficient

Prunus cerasifera

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRosales
  5. FamilyRosaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria
Observations recorded138,045

Le Myrobolan ou Prunier-cerise (Prunus cerasifera), parfois appelé Prunier myrobolan ou Myrobalan, est une espèce d'arbres fruitiers de la famille des Rosaceae.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,123
With media
737
Family
Rosaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CMN, UCONN, CAS, DAV, RSA
Recorded in
Canada, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
fruit tree
Parent taxon
Prunus
Image
Mirabellen am Baum HD.JPG
Has use
fruit
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Prunus cerasifera
Commons category
Prunus cerasifera
Commons gallery
Prunus cerasifera
has fruit type
drupe
IUCN conservation status
Data Deficient
short name
P. cerasifera
taxon common name
mirobalana
foliage type
deciduous plant
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Encyclopedic overview

Prunus cerasifera 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.

Description

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