Prunus

The kind Prunus gathers more than 200 Espèce S of Arbre S and Arbuste S of the family of the Rosacées, of which much is cultivated for their Fruit S (Abricotier, Amandier, Cerisier, Pêcher, Prunier) or for their decorative value (Cerisier of Japan, Cerisier of Virginia, Laurier-cerise…). Certain decorative species not having a common noun are simply called “ prunus ”. Certain species are toxic, the Laurier-cerise for example.

Description

Fleur

The flower with five Petal S and five Sépale S is usually white while passing by all the nuance to the pink. It can be separately constant but be in Grappe or Ombelle.

Break into leaf

The sheet simple and is generally lancéolée. Its circumference is cogged.

Fruit

The fruit of all the Prunus is a Drupe with a large core.

Principal species

  • Prunus armeniaca L. (apricot tree)
  • Prunus avium (L.) L. (wild cherry tree)
  • Cheap Prunus brigantina . (Apricot tree or plum tree of Briançon)
  • Prunus will cerasifera Ehrh. (plum tree-cherry, myrobolan)
  • Prunus cerasus L. (griottier)
  • Prunus domestica L. (plum tree)
    • Prunus domestica subsp. syriaca (mirabelle plum tree)
  • Prunus dulcis (Millet.) D.A.Webb (almond tree)
  • Prunus ×fruticans Weihe (sloe with large fruits)
  • Prunus japonica Thunb. (cherry tree of Korea)
  • Prunus laurocerasus L. (cherry-laurel)
  • Prunus lusitanica L. (bay-tree of Portugal)
  • Prunus maackii Rupr. (cherry tree of Mandchourie)
  • Prunus mahaleb L. (wood of holy Lucie)
  • Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc. (apricot tree of Japan)
  • Prunus padus L. (wild cherry tree with bunches, puant wood)
  • Prunus persica (L.) Batsch (to fish)
  • Prunus prostrata Labill. (prostrate cherry tree)
  • Prunus serotina Ehrh.
    • Prunus serotina subsp. capuli (Cav. ex Spreng.) McVaugh - American black cherry tree, capulin (= Prunus capuli )
  • Prunus serrulata Lindl. (cherry tree of Japan)
  • Prunus spinosa L. (sloe)
  • Prunus tenella Batsch (dwarf almond tree)
  • Prunus virginiana L. (Cherry tree of Virginia)

Classification

  • the almond trees and the pêchers are not really dissociated in the majority of classifications. They form the sub-genus Amygdalus . This one gathers fruit-bearing species and decorative species.

  • the sometimes named shrubs wild cherry trees do not form a group with whole share.

Sub-genus Amygdalus

Sub-genus Cerasus

Section Cerasus (cherry trees)

Section Laurocerasus (the cherry-laurel)

  • Prunus buergeriana Miq.
  • Prunus caroliniana Aiton
  • Prunus grayana Maxim.
  • Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp.
  • Prunus laurocerasus L. Cherry-laurel
  • Prunus lusitanica L. Bay-tree of Portugal
  • Prunus myrtifolia (L.) Urb.
  • Prunus padus L. - Wild cherry tree with bunches
  • Prunus serotina Ehrh. (of Ontario in Florida, and Guatemala)
    • Prunus serotina subsp. capuli (Cav. ex Spreng.) McVaugh - American black cherry tree, capulin
    • Prunus serotina VAr. virens (Wooton & Standl.) McVaugh (= Prunus virens )
  • Prunus if F.Schimidt (North-eastern Asia, center of Japan)
  • Prunus virginiana L. (of Newfoundland to the Kansas)

Section Microcerasus

Sub-genus Emplectocladus

Sub-genus Prunus

Section Armeniaca (apricot trees)

  • Prunus armeniaca L. apricot tree
  • Cheap Prunus brigantina . apricot tree (or plum tree) of Briançon
  • Prunus mandshurica (Maxim.) Koehne
  • Prunus mume (Sieb.) Sieb.& Zucc. apricot tree of Japan
  • Prunus sibirica L. apricot tree of Siberia

Section Penarmeniaca

Section Prunocerasus

Section Prunus (plum trees)

Species of which the sub-genus is discussed

  • Prunus alabamensis C.Mohr
  • Prunus occidentalis Sw.
  • Prunus pleuradenia Griseb.

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