Prunus sect. Prunocerasus
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Prunus sect. Prunocerasus (meaning plum-cherry) is a section of the genus Prunus. Koehne originally described it as comprising the North American plums and placed it in the subgenus Cerasus.[1] The section is now generally recognized as belonging to Prunus subg. Prunus.[2]
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Prunus sect. Prunocerasus | |
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Prunus nigra | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Prunus |
Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Prunus |
Section: | Prunus sect. Prunocerasus Koehne |
Species | |
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Species attributed to this section include:
- P. alleghaniensis Porter
- P. americana Marshall
- P. angustifolia Marshall
- P. geniculata R.M.Harper
- P. gracilis Engelm. & A.Gray
- P. hortulana L.H.Bailey
- P. maritima Marshall
- P. mexicana S.Watson
- P. munsoniana Wight & Hedrick
- P. murrayana E.J.Palmer
- P. nigra Aiton
- P. × orthosepala Koehne
- P. × palmeri Sarg.
- P. rivularis Scheele
- P. × slavinii Palmer ex Rehder
- P. subcordata Benth.
- P. texana D.Dietr.
- P. umbellata Elliott[3]