Genus: Prunus L.

Complete List of Accepted Species Records.

References for genus:

• Bortiri, E. et al. 2001. Phylogeny and systematics of Prunus (Rosaceae) as determined by sequence analysis of ITS and the chloroplast trnL-trnF spacer DNA. Syst. Bot. 26:797–807. [supports broad view of Prunus].
  
• Bortiri, E. et al. 2002. The phylogenetic utility of nucleotide sequences of sorbitol 6-phosphate dehydrogenase in Prunus (Rosaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 89:1697–1708. [supports broad view of Prunus].
  
• Bortiri, E. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic analysis of morphology in Prunus reveals extensive homoplasy. Pl. Syst. Evol. 259:53–71.
  
• Lee, S. & J. Wen. 2001. A phylogenetic analysis of Prunus and the Amygdaloideae (Rosaceae) using ITS sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Amer. J. Bot. 88:150–160. [supports broad view of Prunus].
  

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Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

• (= ) Amygdalopersica Daniel
• (= ) Amygdalophora M. Roem.
• (= ) Amygdalopsis M. Roem.
• (=~) Amygdalus L.
• (=~) Armeniaca Scop.
• (= ) Cerapadus Buia
• (= ) Ceraseidos Siebold & Zucc.
• (=~) Cerasus Mill.
• (= ) Emplectocladus Torr.
• (= ) Lauro-cerasus Duhamel
• (=~) Laurocerasus M. Roem.
• (~ ) Maddenia Hook. f. & Thomson
• (= ) Padellus Vassilcz.
• (=~) Padus Mill.
• (=~) Persica Mill.
• (=~) Pygeum Gaertn.

Check other nomenclature databases for Prunus:

• ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
• NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Prunus cultivars

Subdivisions of genus Prunus:

Images:

• Fruit (Prunus caroliniana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus cerasifera): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus glandulosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus gracilis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus hortulana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus japonica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus laurocerasus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus lusitanica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus mexicana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus minutiflora): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus nigra): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus pumila var. besseyi): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus rivularis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus salicina): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus serotina var. virens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus serrulata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus spinosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus subhirtella): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus umbellata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus umbellata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus umbellata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Prunus virginiana var. demissa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit and stone (Prunus emarginata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit without epicarp (Prunus cerasifera var. divaricata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus americana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus angustifolia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus avium): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus cerasifera var. divaricata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus domestica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus fasciculata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus fruticosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus mahaleb): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus maritima): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus nigra): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus padus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus persica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus pumila): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus serotina): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus subcordata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus tomentosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Stone (Prunus virginiana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org
• Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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