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Taxon:  Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.



Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Prunus
Section:
Prunus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
29860
Place of publication:
Gartenkalender 4:192. 1784 (Beitr. Naturk. 4:17. 1789)
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
03/27/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. var. cerasifera (0 active accession[s])
Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. var. divaricata (Ledeb.) L. H. Bailey (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. subsp. cerasifera

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. subsp. myrobalana (L.) C. K. Schneid.
Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. var. atropurpurea H. Jaeger
Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. var. pissardii (Carrière) L. H. Bailey
Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. var. woodii (Späth) Rehder
Prunus korolkowii R. Vilm.
Prunus myrobalana (L.) Loisel.
Prunus pissardii Carrière
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
cherry plum –
myrobalan plum –
Afrikaans
kersiepruim –
French
bacarinier –
cerisette –
mirobolan –
prunier cerise –
prunier myrobolan –
German
Kirschpflaume –
Kirschpflaumenbaum –
Myrobalane –
türkische Pflaume –
Italian
ciliegio susine –
mirobalano –
Portuguese
abrunheiro –
Portuguese (Brazil)
cerejeira-roxa –
Romanian
corcoduş –
Spanish
arañón –
ciruela chabacana –
ciruelo mirobolán –
guindo –
mirobolán –
Swedish
körsbärsplommon –
Transcribed Chinese
ying tao li –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
2Cultivated    widely cult.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEurope Europe  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  • CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, North Macedonia
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic, Slovakia
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human foodfruitmainly for preserves fide Food Feed Crops US; Invasive Pl Spec; F ChinaEngMarkle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=29860. Accessed 5 May 2025.