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Prunus L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 1: 473 S. L.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Rosales
family
Rosaceae
genus
Prunus

Name

Synonyms
Aflatunia Vassilcz.
Amygdalophora M.Roem.
Amygdalophora Neck.
Amygdalopsis Carrière
Amygdalopsis M.Roem.
Amygdalus L.
Armeniaca Scop.
Ceraseidos Siebold & Zucc.
Cerasophora Neck.
Cerasus Mill.
Chimanthus Raf.
Digaster Miq.
Dodecadia Lour.
Druparia Clairv.
Emplectocladus Torr.
Germaria C.Presl
Hagidryas Griseb.
Jadelotia Buc'hoz
Lauro-cerasus Duhamel
Louiseania Carrière
Homonyms
Prunus L.
Common names
Almond, Cherry, Plum in English
Almond, Cherry, Plum in English
Blomme in Danish
Blommeslægten in Danish
Blommeslægten in Danish
Cherries in English
Cherries in English
Chi Mận mơ in Vietnamese
Chokecherry in English
Chokecherry in English
Dembûl in Kurdish
Flowering Cherry in English
Gavalı in Azerbaijani
Icho intakkosáwwa in language.
Kersies & Pruime in Afrikaans
Kirsche in German
Kirsche in German
Kirsebær in Danish
Kirsebærslekten in Norwegian
Mplamu in Swahili
Pflaume in language.
Pflaume in language.
Planted Cherry in English
Plum in English
Plum in English
Pruneres i ametllers in Catalan–Valencian
Pruni in Italian
Prunier in French
Prunier in French
Prunus in Turkish
Prunuso in Esperanto
Slyva in Lithuanian
Stianfrüchtbuumer in language.
Toompuu in Estonian
almond, cherry, plum in English
cherries in English
cherry in English
cherry trees in English
chokecherry in English
kirsebærslekta in Norwegian Bokmål
kirsikat in Finnish
luumut in Finnish
plommonsläktet in Swedish
plommonsväxter in Swedish
plum in English
plum in English
plum in English
prunusar in Swedish
sirist in Scottish Gaelic
siristean in Scottish Gaelic

Bibliographic References

  1. Euro+Med PlantBase (2013) The information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity
  2. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  3. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  4. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  5. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx.
  6. POWO (2025) Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  7. SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997
  8. SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997, PaleoDB
  9. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
  10. as per family
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