Prunus triloba
| Prunus triloba | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Species: | P. triloba |
| Binomial name | |
| Prunus triloba Lindl. | |
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Prunus triloba, sometimes called flowering almond, a name shared with Prunus jacquemontii,[2] is a shrubby cherry, sometimes becoming a small tree. The flowers are pale pink or white,[2] and the fruit are red and "pubescent", i.e. with soft hair. It originates from China.
It is most often found in cultivation in the double flowered form P. triloba 'Multiplex', which has double pink flowers.
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.
Hillier; Manual of Trees and Shrubs.