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On a page like this, other people are encouraged to add their own lists of regional species, as, for example, Europe! I can only post the info I have access to. John Knouse

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[edit] Reliance on ITIS, use GRIN!

It is fine to say 'some use subgenus but ITIS only recognizes Prunus ... so we just list Prunus ...' because ITIS is heavily north-american focused. I encourage people to better rely on the GRIN/NPGS taxonomy which is better informed on this point. Here is the link: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genform.pl -- 85.179.17.102 16:18, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What is the point of 2 lists

I started in to reconcile those lists and then I realized the pointlessness of having 2 lists. The box at the right suffices. Naturally it will be a long box but we don't need the left list to fill in because there is plenty to say about Prunus, especially after I start adding fossils. So I think I will create 2 sections of the right list, following the left list, and amalgamate the lists, abolishing the left list. If there are any notes in the left list you can put them under the individual species. As far as the authority is concerned, why tie the right list to any authority? Let's save some endless disputation. Mention the authorities in the text and put in the links to the databases, but make the article comprehensive. If there are any questions they can be handled in the individual articles or if there are disputed synonyms or questions of which species, the link in the right list can invoke whatever species the mention is going to be under. That way we get flexibility. I'm going to start changing this soon unless someone feels strongly enough about having 2 lists to stop me. But, if you really want to work on this, which it seems not many do, how about filling in the individual articles? There may be a lot of species but this genus has been a very critical one for man.Dave 15:06, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

PS before I forget it here is the original left list of this date so you can make sure the information gets somewhere. Shortly it will be disappearing from the article. I am sure you will agree, notes on individual species belong under individual species.Dave 15:10, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Old World:

  • Prunus africana - African Cherry, Red Stinkwood, Pygeum. Montane forests of Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Over-harvesting of bark for herbal remedies has led to it becoming endangered it its natural habitats.
  • Prunus apetala - Japan.
  • Prunus armeniaca - Apricot. Central Asia to China.
  • Prunus avium - Wild Cherry, also called the Gean, Mazzard, or Sweet Cherry, and the parent of most of the edible cherries. Europe to West Asia.
  • Prunus brigantina or Prunus armeniaca brigantina - Briançon Apricot. Southeast France.
  • Prunus buergeriana - Japan.
  • Prunus campanulata - Bell-flowered Cherry. Southern China, Taiwan.
  • Prunus canescens - Greyleaf Cherry. China.
  • Prunus cantabridgensis - Cambridge Cherry. Unknown origin, probably east Asia, possibly hybrid.
  • Prunus caspica - Indigenous fruit tree of the south shore of the Caspian Sea, possibly Prunus cerasifera.
  • Prunus cerasus - Sour Cherry or Morello Cherry. Europe and southwest Asia.
  • Prunus cerasifera - Myrobalan Plum or Cherry Plum. Southeast Europe and southwest Asia.
  • Prunus cerasoides- Wild Himalayan cherry
  • Prunus cocomilia - Naples Plum. Southeast Europe (Italy, Balkans, Turkey).
  • Prunus cornuta - Himalayan Bird Cherry. Himalaya.
  • Prunus crassifolia - One of only two Prunus species native to Africa.
  • Prunus dasycarpa - Black Apricot. Probably a hybrid P. armeniaca x P. cerasifera.
  • Prunus davidiana - David's Peach. China.
  • Prunus divaricata
  • Prunus domestica - Plum. Believed to be a hybrid, probably from West Asia and the Caucasus.
  • Prunus domestica var. insititia - Bullace and Damson
  • Prumus domestica var. italica - Greengage
  • Prunus domestica var. syriaca - Mirabelle
  • Prunus dulcis - Almond. Southeast Europe, southwest Asia.
  • Prunus fruticosa - Ground Cherry. Northeastern Europe, northern Asia.
  • Prunus grayana - Gray's Bird Cherry. Japan.
  • Prunus incana - Willow Cherry. Asia Minor, Caucasus.
  • Prunus incisa - Fuji Cherry. Japan.
  • Prunus insititia
  • Prunus italica
  • Prunus jacquemontii - Afghan Cherry. Northwest Himalaya in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  • Prunus japonica - China, (cultivated in Japan).
  • Prunus laurocerasus - Cherry Laurel, of the Balkans and West Asia.
  • Prunus lusitanica - Portugal Laurel. From Iberia.
  • Prunus maackii - Manchurian Cherry. Northeast Asia.
  • Prunus mahaleb - St Lucie Cherry, or Mahaleb Cherry. Europe.
  • Prunus maximowiczii - Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russian far east.
  • Prunus mume - Ume, aka Japanese apricot. China and Japan.
  • Prunus nipponica - Japanese Alpine Cherry. Japan.
  • Prunus padus - Bird Cherry. Northern Eurasia.
  • Prunus persica - Peach, origin uncertain, probably West Asia.
  • Prunus prostrata - Mountain Cherry. Mediterranean region.
  • Prunus ramburii
  • Prunus salicina - Japanese Plum. Japan, China.
  • Prunus sargentii - Sargent's Cherry. Northern Japan.
  • Prunus serrula - Tibetan Cherry. Western China to central Asia.
  • Prunus serrulata - Japanese Cherry (Sakura). Eastern Asia.
    Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata) in bloom
    Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata) in bloom
  • Prunus sibirica - Siberian Apricot. Northeastern Asia.
  • Prunus simonii - Apricot Plum. Northern China.
  • Prunus sogdiana
  • Prunus speciosa - Oshima Cherry. Oshima & Izu Islands of Japan.
  • Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn or Sloe. Europe, North Africa, West Asia.
  • Prunus spinulosa - central and southern Japan.
  • Prunus ssiori - Japan, Manchuria, Russian far east.
  • Prunus subhirtella - origin uncertain, but probably East Asia.
  • Prunus tenella - Dwarf Russian Almond. Black Sea area.
  • Prunus tomentosa - Downy Cherry. Southwestern China, Himalaya.
  • Prunus ussuriensis
  • Prunus ursina
  • Prunus verecunda - Japan, Korea.
  • Prunus yedoensis - Yoshino Cherry. Japan, probably of cultivated hybrid origin.
  • Prunus zippeliana - central and southern Japan, Taiwan.

[edit] North America:

  • Prunus allegheniensis - Allegheny Plum. In the Appalachian belt.
  • Prunus americana - American Plum. Most of the U.S. east of the Great Plains and southernmost Canada.
  • Prunus andersonii - Desert Peach. Western U.S.
  • Prunus angustifolia - Chickasaw Plum. Southeast U.S.
  • Prunus besseyi - Rocky Mountain Cherry. Great Plains & eastern Rocky Mts.
  • Prunus caroliniana - Carolina Cherry Laurel. Southeast U.S.
  • Prunus emarginata - Bitter Cherry. British Columbia to California.
  • Prunus hortulana - Hortulan Plum. Mostly Missouri and Illinois and surrounding areas.
  • Prunus ilicifolia. Hollyleaf Cherry. California.
  • Prunus maritima - Beach Plum. Northeast Atlantic coast.
  • Prunus mexicana - Bigtree Plum. Southeast Great Plains.
  • Prunus munsoniana - Wild-goose Plum. Mostly Missouri and eastern Kansas and surrounding areas.
  • Prunus nigra - Canada Plum. Southeasternmost Canada west to Manitoba and northeasternmost U.S.
  • Prunus pensylvanica - Pin Cherry. Southern half of Canada and northernmost U.S.
  • Prunus pumila - Sand Cherry. Southeast and south-central Canada and northern U.S. west to Wyoming.
  • Prunus serotina - Black Cherry. Southeasternmost Canada and most of U.S. east of Great Plains, also found in Arizona and Guatemala.
  • Prunus subcordata - Klamath Plum. Oregon, California.
  • Prunus virginiana - Chokecherry. Southern Canada and most of eastern U.S. except for deep south.Dave 15:13, 18 July 2007 (UTC)